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Building an Organic Solar Cell: Fundamental Procedures for Device Fabrication

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  • Katerina Anagnostou

    (Center of Materials Technology and Photonics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 71004 Heraklion, Greece)

  • Minas M. Stylianakis

    (Center of Materials Technology and Photonics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 71004 Heraklion, Greece)

  • Konstantinos Petridis

    (Center of Materials Technology and Photonics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 71004 Heraklion, Greece
    Department of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 73132 Chania, Greece)

  • Emmanuel Kymakis

    (Center of Materials Technology and Photonics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 71004 Heraklion, Greece)

Abstract

This laboratory experiment is designed to train undergraduate students in the fundamental steps followed in engineering solution-processed organic solar cells and to offer insight on the operating principles of said device. Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells represent a photovoltaic architecture which has attracted a lot of attention due to its promising properties; moreover, this architecture, due to its low cost and potential, is continuously being investigated and improved. This paper is intended as a useful step-by-step guide for students and researchers to learn how to construct such a device. Another primary objective of this article is to highlight the importance of optimizing device performance through enhancing the optical, electrical, and morphological properties of the materials selected as building blocks. Once a completed organic solar cell is made, students will also learn how to investigate and assess its performance through a series of spectroscopic, electrical, and morphological characterization measurements.

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  • Katerina Anagnostou & Minas M. Stylianakis & Konstantinos Petridis & Emmanuel Kymakis, 2019. "Building an Organic Solar Cell: Fundamental Procedures for Device Fabrication," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-23, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:11:p:2188-:d:238290
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    1. Fabian Schoden & Anna Katharina Schnatmann & Tomasz Blachowicz & Hildegard Manz-Schumacher & Eva Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, 2022. "Circular Design Principles Applied on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-32, November.
    2. Miron Krassas & Christos Polyzoidis & Pavlos Tzourmpakis & Dimitriοs M. Kosmidis & George Viskadouros & Nikolaos Kornilios & George Charalambidis & Vasilis Nikolaou & Athanassios G. Coutsolelos & Kons, 2020. "Benzothiadiazole Based Cascade Material to Boost the Performance of Inverted Ternary Organic Solar Cells," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-12, January.
    3. Zhi Zhang & Yao Wang & Qun Chen & Zhipan Zeng, 2022. "Performance Enhancement of Interdigitated Heterojunction Solar Cells with Discotic Molecule," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-12, August.

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