SLIDE 1 Arno Smets
Thin-Film PV Technologies
Organic PV Technology
Week 5.5
SLIDE 2
Organic Solar Cells
Source: Siemens
SLIDE 3 Organic Materials
Source: Lectures Tom Savenije, TUDelft
SLIDE 4
Conjugated systems: Benzene
Source: Wikipedia
SLIDE 5
Conjugated systems: Benzene
Source: Wikipedia
SLIDE 6
-orbital
Source: Wikipedia
C = C H H H H C = C H H H H
SLIDE 7
Molecular description of band gap
sp3 sp3 Bonding Anti-Bonding
SLIDE 8
Molecular description of band gap
pz pz HOMO Bonding Anti-Bonding LUMO
SLIDE 9 HOMO and LUMO
HOMO LUMO
Source: Lectures Tom Savenije, TUDelft
SLIDE 10
Electron donor and acceptor materials
HOMO LUMO Vacuum Level
SLIDE 11
Electron donor and acceptor materials
Ionization Energy
HOMO LUMO Vacuum Level
SLIDE 12
Electron donor and acceptor materials
Ionization Energy
HOMO LUMO HOMO LUMO Electron Affinity Vacuum Level
SLIDE 13
Electron donor and acceptor materials
Ionization Energy
HOMO LUMO HOMO LUMO Electron Affinity Electron Donor Electron Acceptor Vacuum Level
SLIDE 14
Electron donor and acceptor materials
HOMO LUMO HOMO LUMO Electron Donor Electron Acceptor Vacuum Level
SLIDE 15
Electron donor and acceptor materials
HOMO LUMO HOMO LUMO Electron Donor Electron Acceptor Vacuum Level
SLIDE 16
Organic solar cell
Electrode 1 (ITO, METAL) Electron donor Electron acceptor Electrode 2 (Al, Mg, Ca) Ldif
SLIDE 17
Bulk Heterojunction Organic solar cell
Electrode 1 (ITO, METAL) Electron acceptor Electrode 2 (Al, Mg, Ca) Electrode 2 (ITO, metal) Dispersed hetreojunction
SLIDE 18 Transparent Electrode Counter Electrode Electrolyte Light
TiO2
l3 3l
SLIDE 19 Principle of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell
Val. Cond. HOMO LUMO
Dye TiO2
S* S
I3
Electrolyte Pt
2Dye+ + 3I- 2Dye + I3
Dye+
SLIDE 20
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells