How can we improve the stability of organic solar cells from materials design to device engineering?

Abstract Among a promising photovoltaic technology for solar energy conversion, organic solar cells (OSCs) have been paid much attention, of which the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) have rapidly surpassed over 20%, approaching the threshold for potential applications. However, the device stabi...

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Main Authors: Mingpeng Li, Leilei Tian, Feng He
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Published: Wiley 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.567
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description Abstract Among a promising photovoltaic technology for solar energy conversion, organic solar cells (OSCs) have been paid much attention, of which the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) have rapidly surpassed over 20%, approaching the threshold for potential applications. However, the device stability of OSCs including storage stability, photostability and thermal stability, remains to be an enormous challenge when faced with practical applications. The major causes of device instability are rooted in the poor inherent properties of light‐harvesting materials, metastable morphology, interfacial reactions and highly sensitive to external stresses. To get rid of these flaws, a comprehensive review is provided about recent strategies and methods for improving the device stability from active layers, interfacial layers, device engineering and encapsulation techniques for high‐performance OSC devices. In the end, prospectives for the next stage development of high‐performance devices with satisfactory long‐term stability are afforded for the solar community.
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spelling doaj-art-cb0b00e79deb40ccbd2b1419fe07330e2025-08-20T01:50:45ZengWileyAggregate2692-45602024-10-0155n/an/a10.1002/agt2.567How can we improve the stability of organic solar cells from materials design to device engineering?Mingpeng Li0Leilei Tian1Feng He2Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong ChinaShenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong ChinaAbstract Among a promising photovoltaic technology for solar energy conversion, organic solar cells (OSCs) have been paid much attention, of which the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) have rapidly surpassed over 20%, approaching the threshold for potential applications. However, the device stability of OSCs including storage stability, photostability and thermal stability, remains to be an enormous challenge when faced with practical applications. The major causes of device instability are rooted in the poor inherent properties of light‐harvesting materials, metastable morphology, interfacial reactions and highly sensitive to external stresses. To get rid of these flaws, a comprehensive review is provided about recent strategies and methods for improving the device stability from active layers, interfacial layers, device engineering and encapsulation techniques for high‐performance OSC devices. In the end, prospectives for the next stage development of high‐performance devices with satisfactory long‐term stability are afforded for the solar community.https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.567device engineeringmaterials designorganic solar cellsstability
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How can we improve the stability of organic solar cells from materials design to device engineering?
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title How can we improve the stability of organic solar cells from materials design to device engineering?
title_full How can we improve the stability of organic solar cells from materials design to device engineering?
title_fullStr How can we improve the stability of organic solar cells from materials design to device engineering?
title_full_unstemmed How can we improve the stability of organic solar cells from materials design to device engineering?
title_short How can we improve the stability of organic solar cells from materials design to device engineering?
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topic device engineering
materials design
organic solar cells
stability
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