Ultra-thin intrinsic amorphous silicon/organic hybrid structure for decorative photovoltaic applications

Jae Yong Lee; Kyu Tae Lee; Sungyong Seo; L. Jay Guo

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925071

Ultra-thin intrinsic amorphous silicon/organic hybrid structure for decorative photovoltaic applications

Jae Yong Lee, Kyu Tae Lee, Sungyong Seo, L. Jay Guo

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

We investigate ultra-thin (6 to 31 nm) intrinsic amorphous silicon (a-Si)/organic hybrid photovoltaic (PV) structures that can produce transmissive or reflective colors, which are insensitive to incidence angle of up to ±70° regardless of polarization. The distinct colors are based on efficient photon manipulation aided by optical resonance in the ultra-thin a-Si photoactive layer. Up to 3% of power conversion efficiency is achieved by using a few tens of nanometer thick a-Si. The proposed hybrid PV structure can be universally applied to other photoactive material systems for higher power efficiency, addressing decorative applications as well.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	956-958
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479943982
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925071
State	Published - 15 Oct 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2014 → 13 Jun 2014

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Name	2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014

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Conference	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	8/06/14 → 13/06/14

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© 2014 IEEE.

Keywords

amorphous materials
hybrid junctions
metalinsulator structures
organic semiconductors
photovoltaic cells
silicon

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Lee, J. Y., Lee, K. T., Seo, S., & Guo, L. J. (2014). Ultra-thin intrinsic amorphous silicon/organic hybrid structure for decorative photovoltaic applications. In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 (pp. 956-958). Article 6925071 (2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925071

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Lee, JY, Lee, KT, Seo, S & Guo, LJ 2014, Ultra-thin intrinsic amorphous silicon/organic hybrid structure for decorative photovoltaic applications. in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014., 6925071, 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 956-958, 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, Denver, United States, 8/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925071

Ultra-thin intrinsic amorphous silicon/organic hybrid structure for decorative photovoltaic applications. / Lee, Jae Yong; Lee, Kyu Tae; Seo, Sungyong et al.
2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 956-958 6925071 (2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014).

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Lee JY, Lee KT, Seo S, Guo LJ. Ultra-thin intrinsic amorphous silicon/organic hybrid structure for decorative photovoltaic applications. In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. p. 956-958. 6925071. (2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014). doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925071

Ultra-thin intrinsic amorphous silicon/organic hybrid structure for decorative photovoltaic applications

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