Large-area organic photovoltaic modules with 14.5% certified world record efficiency

  • Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have experienced a significant increase in power conversion efficiency (PCE) recently, now approaching 20% on small-cell level. Since the efficiencies on the module level are still substantially lower, focused upscaling research is necessary to reduce the gap between cells and modules. In this work, we present the upscaling of PM6:Y6-C12:PC 61 BM-based devices, processed in ambient air from non-halogenated solvents, from small-area cells to large-area modules with barely any performance loss. Supported by computational fluid dynamics simulations, an acceler- ated blade coating process that enables homogeneous coatings with <5% thickness deviation over 200 cm 2 is developed. Additional finite element method simulations are used to optimize the module layout and minimize the inevitable losses caused by electrode resistances and inactive interconnect areas to 1.9% and 3.5%, respectively. Finally, a 204-cm 2 OPV module with a certified PCE of 14.5% (15.0% on active area) is fabricated, which constitutes theOrganic photovoltaics (OPVs) have experienced a significant increase in power conversion efficiency (PCE) recently, now approaching 20% on small-cell level. Since the efficiencies on the module level are still substantially lower, focused upscaling research is necessary to reduce the gap between cells and modules. In this work, we present the upscaling of PM6:Y6-C12:PC 61 BM-based devices, processed in ambient air from non-halogenated solvents, from small-area cells to large-area modules with barely any performance loss. Supported by computational fluid dynamics simulations, an acceler- ated blade coating process that enables homogeneous coatings with <5% thickness deviation over 200 cm 2 is developed. Additional finite element method simulations are used to optimize the module layout and minimize the inevitable losses caused by electrode resistances and inactive interconnect areas to 1.9% and 3.5%, respectively. Finally, a 204-cm 2 OPV module with a certified PCE of 14.5% (15.0% on active area) is fabricated, which constitutes the new world record.show moreshow less

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Author:Robin Basu, Fabian GumpertORCiD, Jan Lohbreier, Pierre-Olivier Morin, Varun Vohra, Yang Liu, Yinhua Zhou, Christoph J. Brabec, Hans-Joachim Egelhaaf, Andreas DistlerORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.02.016
ISSN:2542-4351
Parent Title (English):Joule
Publisher:Elsevier BV
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2024/04/17
Reviewed:Begutachtet/Reviewed
Release Date:2024/11/18
Tag:organic photovoltaics OPVs solar modules certified world record efficiency FEM simulations solution-processed in ambient air laser patterning process optimization
Volume:8
Issue:4
Pagenumber:9
First Page:970
Last Page:978
institutes:Fakultät Angewandte Mathematik, Physik und Allgemeinwissenschaften
Research Themes:Energie & Ressourcen
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