TY - BOOK ID - 1369936 TI - Organic photovoltaics: concepts and realization AU - Brabec, Christoph J. AU - Dyakonov, Vladimir AU - Parisi, Jürgen PY - 2003 SN - 354000405X 364205580X 3662051877 PB - Berlin Springer DB - UniCat KW - Materials sciences KW - Electronics and optics of solids KW - Organic semiconductors KW - Photovoltaic cells KW - Photoelectric cells KW - Semiconductors KW - Organic semiconductors. KW - Photovoltaic cells. KW - Lasers. KW - Photonics. KW - Optical materials. KW - Electronic materials. KW - Materials—Surfaces. KW - Thin films. KW - Power electronics. KW - Renewable energy resources. KW - Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. KW - Optical and Electronic Materials. KW - Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films. KW - Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks. KW - Renewable and Green Energy. KW - Electronics, Power KW - Electric power KW - Electronics KW - Films, Thin KW - Solid film KW - Solid state electronics KW - Solids KW - Surfaces (Technology) KW - Coatings KW - Thick films KW - Electronic materials KW - Optics KW - Materials KW - New optics KW - Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation KW - Masers, Optical KW - Optical masers KW - Light amplifiers KW - Light sources KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Nonlinear optics KW - Optical parametric oscillators UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1369936 AB - Achieving efficient solar energy conversion at both large scale and low cost is among the most important technological challenges for the near future. The present volume describes and explains the fundamentals of organic/plastic solar cells in a manner accessible to both researchers and students. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the operational principles underlying several types of solar cells that have absorber layers based on polymer materials and small molecules. It addresses competing approaches, such as polymer solar cells and dye-sensitized cells, while considering the thermodynamic principles within the context of these schemes. Organic Photovoltaics also analyzes in detail the charge-transfer processes in the bulk-heterojunction devices corresponding to the relevant mechanism of carrier generation. Emphasized throughout is the concept of interpenetrating polymer-fullerene networks, due to their high potential for improving power efficiency. ER -