Organic Photovoltaics
Concepts and Realization
Editors: Brabec, C.J., Dyakonov, V., Parisi, J., Sariciftci, N.S. (Eds.)
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Achieving efficient solar energy conversion at both large scale and low cost is among the most important technological challenges for the near future. The present volume describes and explains the fundamentals of organic/plastic solar cells in a manner accessible to both researchers and students. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the operational principles underlying several types of solar cells that have absorber layers based on polymer materials and small molecules. It addresses competing approaches, such as polymer solar cells and dye-sensitized cells, while considering the thermodynamic principles within the context of these schemes. Organic Photovoltaics also analyzes in detail the charge-transfer processes in the bulk-heterojunction devices corresponding to the relevant mechanism of carrier generation. Emphasized throughout is the concept of interpenetrating polymer-fullerene networks, due to their high potential for improving power efficiency.
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Photoinduced Charge Transfer in Bulk Heterojunction Composites
Pages 1-56
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Optical and Spectroscopic Properties of Conjugated Polymers
Pages 57-90
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Transport Properties of Conjugated Polymers
Pages 91-117
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Quantum Solar Energy Conversion and Application to Organic Solar Cells
Pages 118-158
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Semiconductor Aspects of Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
Pages 159-248
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Organic Photovoltaics
- Book Subtitle
- Concepts and Realization
- Editors
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- Christoph Joseph Brabec
- Vladimir Dyakonov
- Jürgen Parisi
- Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Materials Science
- Series Volume
- 60
- Copyright
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-662-05187-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-662-05187-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-00405-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-05580-5
- Series ISSN
- 0933-033X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 300
- Topics