Ternary solution-processed organic solar cells incorporating 2D materials

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Stylianakis, Minas M. Konios, Dimitrios Petridis, Costantinos Kakavelakis, George Stratakis, Emmanuel Kymakis, Emmanuel
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Recently the study of ternary Organic Solar Cells (OSCs) has attracted the efforts of the scientific community, leading to significantly higher performances due to enhanced harvesting of the incoming irradiation. Here, for the first time, and in order to promote this OSC architecture, we review the progress implemented by the application of two-dimensional (2D) materials in the field of blend bulk heterojunction ternary OSCs. Power conversion efficiency (PCE) improvements of the order of 40%, compared to the reference binary devices and in excess of 8% PCEs have been reported by incorporating graphene-based or other 2D materials as a third element inside the active layer. These OSCs combine the synergetic advantages of the ternary devices and the superb properties of the 2D materials family. In conclusion, the incorporation of the unique properties of graphene and the other 2D materials inside the active layer introduces a very promising pathway towards the design and construction of high performance, simply fabricated and low cost photovoltaic devices.
Starting Page	042005
Ending Page	042005
Page Count	1
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DOI	10.1088/2053-1583/aa8440
Volume Number	4
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Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583%2Faa8440
Language	English
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