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  • Materials Science
  • Renewable Energy
  • Photovoltaics

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  • Developing efficient and cost-effective solar cells is crucial for renewable energy adoption.
  • Polymer solar cells offer potential for low-cost, large-area applications.
  • Tandem and multi-junction solar cells enhance light absorption and efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a monolithic, solution-processed, two-terminal quadruple junction polymer solar cell.
  • To optimize layer thicknesses for maximum photon absorption across complementary bandgaps.
  • To investigate the performance limitations of such multi-junction polymer devices.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a quadruple junction polymer solar cell in an inverted n-i-p configuration.
  • Utilizing four distinct polymer:fullerene bulk-heterojunction active layers with bandgaps from 1.90 to 1.13 eV.
  • Employing optical modeling with the transfer matrix formalism to predict photon absorption and optimize layer thicknesses.
  • Characterizing device performance including open-circuit voltage, power conversion efficiency, and external quantum efficiency under specific bias conditions.

Main Results:

  • The quadruple junction solar cell achieved an open-circuit voltage of 2.45 V and a power conversion efficiency of 7.6%.
  • The achieved efficiency was slightly below the modeled efficiency of 8.2%.
  • External quantum efficiency spectra showed good agreement with modeled spectra.
  • Bimolecular recombination was identified as the primary limitation, hindering the use of thicker, more absorptive photoactive layers.

Conclusions:

  • Monolithic, solution-processed quadruple junction polymer solar cells are feasible.
  • Optical modeling is effective for optimizing layer thicknesses in multi-junction devices.
  • Device efficiency is currently limited by bimolecular recombination, suggesting avenues for future material and device engineering.