High-performance bifacial semitransparent organic photovoltaics featuring a decently transparent TeO₂/Ag electrode

Abstract

The development of bifacial semitransparent organic photovoltaics (ST-OPVs) is hindered by the limited choice of proper rear transparent electrodes. Herein, tellurium oxide (TeO2) featuring a high refractive index and negligible...

High‐Performance Colorful Organic Photovoltaics with Microcavity Resonance Color Filter

“…Considering the inner Ag layer as part of the CF structure and also as the electrode of the ST-OPVs, the electrode needs a thickness of over 10 nm to ensure conductive properties. [15] The TMM method [44][45][46] was used to simulate the transmittance curves of CF structures of glass/ Ag (10, 20, 30, and 40 nm)/ BiF 3 / Ag (30 nm), as shown in Figures S1 and S2 (Supporting Information). The thickness of BiF 3 was set to 80 nm for simplified calculations.…”

“…Visual color transparency and photoelectric functionalities are critical for these important applications. [12][13][14][15][16][17] The device color of OPV is mainly dictated by the absorption spectra of the active layer and electrode. [18,19] Previous efforts to develop colorful OPVs focused on the assembly of donor and acceptor materials with tailored optical bandgaps.…”

Balancing the Selective Absorption and Photon‐to‐Electron Conversion for Semitransparent Organic Photovoltaics with 5.0% Light‐Utilization Efficiency

“…This feature makes the ST‐OPVs more adaptive to versatile applications, such as the solar power‐generating window for building or vehicle integration. [ 18–26 ]…”

“…This feature makes the ST-OPVs more adaptive to versatile applications, such as the solar powergenerating window for building or vehicle integration. [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Considering that the visible light transmission will inevitably hinder the PCE, the light-utilization efficiency (LUE), defined as the product of the PCE and the average visible transmittance (AVT) (LUE = PCE × AVT), is introduced to characterize the balance between photovoltaic performance and transparency. [27] This parameter can fairly evaluate the performance of ST-PVs of different types.…”