Analysis of light intensity dependence of organic photovoltaics: Towards efficient large-area solar cells

Yulia Galagan; Assaf Manor; Ronn Andriessen; Eugene A. Katz

doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318162

Analysis of light intensity dependence of organic photovoltaics: Towards efficient large-area solar cells

Yulia Galagan, Assaf Manor, Ronn Andriessen, Eugene A. Katz

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

Large-area organic solar cells are known to suffer from a major efficiency decrease which originates from the combination of a voltage drop across the front electrode and the voltage-dependent photocurrent. In this letter, we demonstrate this efficiency loss on large area, indium tin oxide free cells with a hexagonal current collecting front grid, by measurements of light intensity dependence of the cell performance. The results show a major difference in the cell performance measured under localized and uniform illuminations. Subsequently, we demonstrate ways in which the current collecting efficiency could be raised.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Pages	2750-2752
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318162
State	Published - 26 Nov 2012
Event	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 - Austin, TX, United States Duration: 3 Jun 2012 → 8 Jun 2012

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

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Conference	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin, TX
Period	3/06/12 → 8/06/12

Keywords

ITO-free
current collecting grids
light intensity
organic solar cells

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Galagan, Y., Manor, A., Andriessen, R., & Katz, E. A. (2012). Analysis of light intensity dependence of organic photovoltaics: Towards efficient large-area solar cells. In Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 (pp. 2750-2752). Article 6318162 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318162

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Galagan, Y, Manor, A, Andriessen, R & Katz, EA 2012, Analysis of light intensity dependence of organic photovoltaics: Towards efficient large-area solar cells. in Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012., 6318162, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2750-2752, 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012, Austin, TX, United States, 3/06/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318162

Analysis of light intensity dependence of organic photovoltaics: Towards efficient large-area solar cells. / Galagan, Yulia; Manor, Assaf; Andriessen, Ronn et al.
Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012. 2012. p. 2750-2752 6318162 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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