Aperiodic band-pass electrode enables record-performance transparent organic photovoltaics

Xin Liu, Ziping Zhong, Rihong Zhu, Jiangsheng Yu, Gang Li

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Abstract

Transparent organic photovoltaics (TOPVs) potentially meet the demands of building integration windows, although a critical challenge for efficient TOPVs is the trade-off between average visible light transmittance (AVT) and power conversion efficiency (PCE). Herein, we successfully design and construct a superior transparent rear electrode for efficient TOPVs via integrating an aperiodic band-pass filter (ABPF). The integrated rear electrode exhibits an AVT of up to 78.69%, a color-rendering index (CRI) of 97.54, and a total reflection in the near-infrared region (700–900 nm). Relative to the counterparts without ABPF, the TOPVs with ABPF demonstrate remarkable ∼60% enhancement in AVT and light utilization efficiency (LUE). As a result, ABPF-integrated TOPVs demonstrate a record-breaking LUE of 5.35%, accompanied with an AVT of 46.79% and CRI of 85.39. This superior transparent electrode realization—highly transparent in visible and total reflection in NIR represents a significant step forward toward unique and versatile TOPVs applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1918-1930
Number of pages13
JournalJoule
Volume6
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Aug 2022

Keywords

  • aperiodic band-pass filter
  • light utilization efficiency
  • NIR non-fullerene acceptors
  • transparent organic photovoltaics
  • transparent rear electrode

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Energy

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