Polymer Photovoltaics

An international perspective on the latest research in polymer solar cell technology.

Polymer solar cells have gained much attention as they offer a potentially economic and viable way of commercially manufacturing lightweight, flexible and low-cost photovoltaics. With contributions from leading scientists, Polymer Photovoltaics provides an international perspective on the latest research for this rapidly expanding field. The book starts with an Introduction to polymer solar cells  and covers several important topics that govern their photovoltaic properties including the chemistry and the design of new light harvesting and interfacial materials and their structure-property relationship; the physics for photocurrent generation in the polymer solar cells; new characterization tools to study morphology effect on the property of donor/acceptor bulk heterojunctions; new device concepts such as tandem cells and semi-transparent cells and advanced roll-to-roll processes for large-scale manufacturing of polymer solar cells. Written by active researchers, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent advancements in polymer solar cell technology for both researchers and students that are interested in this field.

Introduction to Polymer Solar Cells; New Chemistry for Organic Photovoltaic Materials; New Polymer Donors for Polymer Solar Cells; Fullerene derivatives as Acceptors for Polymer Solar Cells; Polymer Solar Cells with Non-Fullerene Acceptors; Solution-Processed Small Molecule Solar Cells; Advances in Interfacial Materials for Polymer Solar Cells; Coherence and Uncertainty in Nanostructured Organic Photovoltaic Materials; Charge Generation Processes in Polymer Solar Cells; Morphology of Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells; Advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy for Studying Polymer Solar Cells; Tandem design for Polymer Solar Cells; Semi-Transparent Polymer Solar Cells for Power Generating Window Applications; Encapsulation Methods and Stability of Polymer Solar Cells; Advanced Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Processes for Polymer Solar Cells