Journal article
Flexible ITO-Free Organic Photovoltaics on Ultra-Thin Flexible Glass Substrates with High Efficiency and Improved Stability
X Wang, H Jin, RCR Nagiri, BZL Poliquit, J Subbiah, DJ Jones, N Kopidakis, PL Burn, J Yu
Solar Rrl | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH | Published : 2019
Abstract
The ability for organic solar cells to be conformable and bendable enables them to be used in a broad range of applications. Indium tin oxide (ITO) or PEDOT:PSS on plastic substrates such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) or poly(ethylene napthalate) (PET or PEN) have been used for transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs) for flexible devices. However, ITO is brittle and when used on flexible substrates is prone to cracking, and the acidity of PEDOT:PSS can lead to corrosion of the ester-based plastic substrates and cause device degradation. In this work, TCEs based on modified high-conductivity PEDOT:PSS on 100 μm-thick flexible glass substrates are used as the anode for organic solar cells. ..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Awarded by Foundation for Innovation Research Groups of the NSFC
Awarded by Foundation of the NSFC
Awarded by China Scholarship Council
Funding Acknowledgements
P.L.B. is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow (FL160100067). X.W. was supported by the Foundation for Innovation Research Groups of the NSFC (Grant No. 61421002), the Foundation of the NSFC (Grant Nos. 61675041 and 51703019), and the China Scholarship Council (No. 201606070045). This work was performed in part at the Queensland node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) - a company established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy to provide nano and microfabrication facilities for Australia's researchers. This Program has been supported in part by the Australian Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics. Responsibility for the views, information or advice expressed herein is not accepted by the Australian Government. The authors thank Corning Research & Development Corporation for the supply of the Willow Glass substrates.