Semitransparent organic photovoltaic cells with laminated top electrode

Nano Lett. 2010 Apr 14;10(4):1276-9. doi: 10.1021/nl903892x.

Abstract

We demonstrate semitransparent small molecular weight organic photovoltaic cells using a laminated silver nanowire mesh as a transparent, conductive cathode layer. The lamination process does not damage the underlying solar cell and results in a transparent electrode with low sheet resistance and high optical transmittance without impacting photocurrent collection. The resulting semitransparent phthalocyanine/fullerene organic solar cell has a power conversion efficiency that is 57% of that of a device with a conventional metal cathode due to differences in optical absorption.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Electric Power Supplies*
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Isoindoles
  • Molecular Weight
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Nanowires / chemistry
  • Photochemistry
  • Semiconductors
  • Silver / chemistry
  • Solar Energy

Substances

  • Fullerenes
  • Indoles
  • Isoindoles
  • Silver
  • phthalocyanine