Flexible organic tandem solar modules: A story of up-scaling

George D. Spyropoulos; Peter Kubis; Ning Li; Luca Lucera; Michael Salvador; Derya Baran; Florian Machui; Tayebeh Ameri; Monika M. Voigt; Christoph J. Brabec

doi:10.1117/12.2061566

Flexible organic tandem solar modules: A story of up-scaling

George D. Spyropoulos^*, Peter Kubis, Ning Li, Luca Lucera, Michael Salvador, Derya Baran, Florian Machui, Tayebeh Ameri, Monika M. Voigt, Christoph J. Brabec

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Abstract

The competition in the field of solar energy between Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) and several Inorganic Photovoltaic technologies is continuously increasing to reach the ultimate purpose of energy supply from inexpensive and easily manufactured solar cell units. Solution-processed printing techniques on flexible substrates attach a tremendous opportunity to the OPVs for the accomplishment of low-cost and large area applications. Furthermore, tandem architectures came to boost up even more OPVs by increasing the photon-harvesting properties of the device. In this work, we demonstrate the road of realizing flexible organic tandem solar modules constructed by a fully roll-to-roll compatible processing. The modules exhibit an efficiency of 5.4% with geometrical fill factors beyond 80% and minimized interconnection-resistance losses. The processing involves low temperature (<70 °C), coating methods compatible with slot die coating and high speed and precision laser patterning.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Organic Photovoltaics XV
Editors	Zakya H. Kafafi, Paul A. Lane, Ifor D. W. Samuel
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628412116
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061566
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Organic Photovoltaics XV - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 19 2014 → Aug 21 2014

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9184
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Organic Photovoltaics XV
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	08/19/14 → 08/21/14

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Keywords

Flexible solar cells
Laser patterning
Organic solar modules
Organic tandem solar cells
Solution-processing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Spyropoulos, G. D., Kubis, P., Li, N., Lucera, L., Salvador, M., Baran, D., Machui, F., Ameri, T., Voigt, M. M., & Brabec, C. J. (2014). Flexible organic tandem solar modules: A story of up-scaling. In Z. H. Kafafi, P. A. Lane, & I. D. W. Samuel (Eds.), Organic Photovoltaics XV Article 91841A (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9184). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061566

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Spyropoulos, GD, Kubis, P, Li, N, Lucera, L, Salvador, M , Baran, D, Machui, F, Ameri, T, Voigt, MM & Brabec, CJ 2014, Flexible organic tandem solar modules: A story of up-scaling. in ZH Kafafi, PA Lane & IDW Samuel (eds), Organic Photovoltaics XV., 91841A, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9184, SPIE, Organic Photovoltaics XV, San Diego, United States, 08/19/14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061566

Flexible organic tandem solar modules: A story of up-scaling. / Spyropoulos, George D.; Kubis, Peter; Li, Ning et al.
Organic Photovoltaics XV. ed. / Zakya H. Kafafi; Paul A. Lane; Ifor D. W. Samuel. SPIE, 2014. 91841A (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9184).

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