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A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency

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  • Jingbi You

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Letian Dou

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Ken Yoshimura

    (Tsukuba Material Development Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 6)

  • Takehito Kato

    (Tsukuba Material Development Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 6
    Present address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oyama National College of Technology, 771 Nakakuki, Oyama 323-0806, Japan)

  • Kenichiro Ohya

    (Tsukuba Material Development Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 6)

  • Tom Moriarty

    (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

  • Keith Emery

    (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

  • Chun-Chao Chen

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Jing Gao

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Gang Li

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Yang Yang

    (University of California, Los Angeles
    California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles)

Abstract

An effective way to improve polymer solar cell efficiency is to use a tandem structure, as a broader part of the spectrum of solar radiation is used and the thermalization loss of photon energy is minimized. In the past, the lack of high-performance low-bandgap polymers was the major limiting factor for achieving high-performance tandem solar cell. Here we report the development of a high-performance low bandgap polymer (bandgap 60% and spectral response that extends to 900 nm, with a power conversion efficiency of 7.9%. The polymer enables a solution processed tandem solar cell with certified 10.6% power conversion efficiency under standard reporting conditions (25 °C, 1,000 Wm−2, IEC 60904-3 global), which is the first certified polymer solar cell efficiency over 10%.

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  • Jingbi You & Letian Dou & Ken Yoshimura & Takehito Kato & Kenichiro Ohya & Tom Moriarty & Keith Emery & Chun-Chao Chen & Jing Gao & Gang Li & Yang Yang, 2013. "A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:4:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms2411
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2411
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