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Efficiency Enhancement In Solution Processed Organic And Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells, Zhengguo Xiao
Efficiency Enhancement In Solution Processed Organic And Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells, Zhengguo Xiao
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Solution processed thin film photovoltaic devices are one of the most promising renewable energy sources. Organic solar cells have been intensively studied due to their advantages of light-weight, flexibility and low-cost materials and manufacturing. The organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials have recently shown great potential application in solar cells. The PCE increased dramatically from 3.8% in 2009 to a certified efficiency of 20.1% in 2014. In this dissertation, we focus on the efficiency enhancement for solution processed organic and organic-inorganic solar cells.
In Chapter 2, I demonstrated that the crystallinity of the ferroelectric polymer P(VDF-TrFE) at the organic active layer/ electrode …