Plastic solar cells
- Projections show that worldwide energy consumption will increase by about 50% from 5.32×102° J to 7.80×1020 J within the next 30 years. New energy sources must be made accessible to ensure that the rising energy requirements are met. In this context, organic solar cells (OSCs) show great promise to reduce costs as well as energy consumption during production compared with classical photovoltaic technologies. Thus, OSCs have the potential to become a cost-effective, clean energy source. Properties like transparency, flexibility, and various colors also make them attractive from an aesthetic point of view. This chapter describes the working principles of OSCs, important materials, ways for improving the efficiency and stability, and production methods. Finally, a short outlook on the future development of OSCs and the demand for solar energy as an alternative energy source is given.
| Author: | Lothar Sims, H.-J. Egelhaaf, J. A. Hauch, F. R. Kogler, R. Steim |
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| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/115051 |
| ISBN: | 9780128197349OPAC |
| Parent Title (English): | Comprehensive renewable energy |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Place of publication: | Amsterdam |
| Editor: | Trevor M. Letcher |
| Type: | Part of a Book |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2022 |
| Release Date: | 2024/09/02 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| First Page: | 405 |
| Last Page: | 446 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819727-1.00184-9 |
| Institutes: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät |
| Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Physik | |
| Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Physik / Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik IV | |
| Nachhaltigkeitsziele | |
| Nachhaltigkeitsziele / Ziel 7 - Bezahlbare und saubere Energie | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik |
