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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Renewable Energy Technologies
  • Printing Technology

Background:

  • Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) offer potential for flexible and low-cost solar energy conversion.
  • Traditional OPV fabrication methods can be limited in scalability and design flexibility.
  • Roll-to-roll (R2R) printing presents a promising scalable manufacturing approach for OPVs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the fabrication of R2R-printed OPV modules using gravure and rotary screen-printing.
  • To investigate the relationship between ink properties, printability, and layer morphology in R2R processes.
  • To evaluate the dimensional accuracy and repeatability of R2R-printed OPV modules with varying active areas.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized gravure printing and rotary screen-printing for fabricating multi-layer inverted OPV structures.
  • Analyzed rheological properties of inks to assess printability and inter-layer compatibility.
  • Evaluated dimensional accuracy of printed layers and repeatability across different module sizes (32.2 cm² to 96.5 cm²).

Main Results:

  • Achieved direct patterning of arbitrarily shaped OPV features, enhancing module design freedom.
  • Identified specific dimensional deviations in the transparent electron transport layer (+300 µm) and hole transport layer (-100 µm).
  • Fabricated 96.5 cm² R2R-printed OPV modules with a maximum power conversion efficiency of 2.1% (mean 1.8%).

Conclusions:

  • R2R printing techniques, including gravure and screen printing, are viable for fabricating functional OPV modules.
  • Optimization of ink properties and printing processes is crucial for achieving dimensional accuracy and high efficiency.
  • The developed R2R process demonstrates scalability and potential for producing large-area, custom-shaped OPV devices.