聚合物太阳能电池器件热稳定性的研究进展

doi:10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2016.01.150399

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

实现聚合物太阳能电池的商业化应用有两个关键技术因素:能量转换效率和热稳定性。在近几年里,能量转换效率已经成功突破10%。与此同时,器件热稳定性的研究也一直在有条不紊的展开。本文总结了近年来在聚合物太阳能电池光敏层热稳定性的研究进展,详细阐述了提高形貌热稳定性的常用方法,并对器件热稳定性的研究进行了展望。

关键词: 聚合物太阳能电池, 光敏层, 形貌热稳定性, 器件性能

Abstract:

The device efficiency and thermal stability are two crucial factors in realizing the commercial application of polymer solar cells(PSCs). The power conversion efficiency(PCE) has been boosted up over 10% during the last decade. And a lot of work was directed at improving the thermal stability of device. In this paper, the development of morphological stability on polymer solar cells is reviewed. Several approaches of improving the morphological stability are illustrated in detail. And a promising future perspective is presented.

Key words: polymer solar cells, photoactive layer, morphological thermal stability, device performance

李自东,赵晓礼,杨小牛. 聚合物太阳能电池器件热稳定性的研究进展[J]. 应用化学, 2016, 33(1): 1-17.

LI Zidong,ZHAO Xiaoli,YANG Xiaoniu. Advances on Device Thermal Stability of Polymer Solar Cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2016, 33(1): 1-17.

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