Inorganic benchmarks for organic solar cells: Considerations of efficiency, stability and cost

David Faiman

doi:10.1117/12.456924

Inorganic benchmarks for organic solar cells: Considerations of efficiency, stability and cost

David Faiman

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Abstract

The paper reviews first, the recent history of commercial thin film photovoltaic modules in terms of measurements we have performed on their tree AM1.5 efficiency (under natural sunlight), and their observed long-term stability properties. Attention is focused on the first generation of single-junction amorphous silicon (a-Si) modules that became available during the 1980s, and we compare their performance with those of late-1990s models fabricated with multi-junction a-Si, CdTe and CuInSe₂ thin films. The efficiency and stability of these modules are compared with corresponding measurements we have performed on the high-efficiency organic solar cells that were recently produced at the Johannes Keppler University of Linz. Finally, we review the economics of grid-connected PV systems in order to provide cost benchmarks for future organic competitors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4465
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456924
State	Published - 1 Jan 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	Organic Photovoltaics II - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2 Aug 2001 → 2 Aug 2001

Keywords

Economics
Efficiency
Modules
Photovoltaic
Stability

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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