A concise overview of organic solar cells, also known as organic photovoltaics (OPVs), a 3rd-generation solar cell technology. OPVs are advantageous due to their affordability & low material toxicity. Their efficiencies are comparable to those of low-cost commercial silicon solar cells.

An organic solar cell (OSC[1]) or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules, [2] for light absorption and charge transport to produce electricity from sunlight by the photovoltaic effect.

2025年1月1日 · Photovoltaic (PV) cell technology attracts considerable attention based on its significant ability to offer cleaner, environmentally friendly, and sustainably produced energy. This review provides a holistic view of organic photovoltaic cells, …

An international research team has fabricated a large-area organic photovoltaic (OPV) panel reaching the new world-record efficiency of 14.5 %. This result has been certified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE), for a cell whose module dimensions were 143 mm × 143 mm, with an active area of 204.11 cm 2.

目前，该项研究成果已在国际科学期刊《自然通讯》发表，题目是《以非单调中间态转化实现效率达19.31%的二元有机太阳能电池及低非辐射复合》 (19.3% binary organic solar cell and low non-radiative recombination enabled by non-monotonic intermediate state transition)。

2021年8月31日 · Improving power conversion efficiency (PCE) is important for broadening the applications of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. Here, a maximum PCE of 19.0% (certified value of 18.7%) is achieved in single-junction OPV cells by combining material design with a ternary blending strategy.

Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, also known as organic solar cells, are a type of solar cell that converts sunlight into electricity using organic materials such as polymers and small molecules. 83,84 These materials are carbon-based and can be synthesized in a laboratory, unlike inorganic materials like silicon that require extensive mining ...

2024年8月21日 · In this Review, we survey OPV technology, discussing progress in enhancing the PCE and in understanding the relationship between structure and performance. This progress includes the development...

Organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells aim to provide an Earth-abundant and low-energy-production photovoltaic (PV) solution. This technology also has the theoretical potential to provide electricity at a lower cost than first- and second-generation solar technologies.

OPV is a rapidly emerging PV technology with improving cell efficiency (currently 18.2% certified), encouraging performance lifetime (>10 years unencapsulated), and demonstrated potential for roll-to-roll manufacturing using solution processing.