Journal
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Volume 3, Issue 10, Pages 1051-1058Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/ente.201500131
Keywords
building-integrated photovoltaics; organic solar cells; photovoltaics; Scharber model; semitransparency
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- Aufbruch Bayern initiative of the State of Bavaria
- China Scholarship Council
- EU-project SOLPROCEL (Solution Processed High Performance Transparent Organic Photovoltaic Cells) [604506]
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We have modified the well-known Scharber model for the efficiency limits of organic solar cells for the case of semitransparent devices, which are considered as one of the most promising applications for this photovoltaic (PV) technology. We introduce a modified external quantum efficiency (EQE) relation and derive the transparency from the convolution of the calculated transmittance spectrum with the human eye sensitivity. We find that the design guidelines for the optimum band gap of the absorber material have to be carefully adapted for the desired transparency, especially for transparency values exceeding 40%. In addition, we examine the relationship between efficiency, transmitted color, and band gap and conclude that high efficiencies can be achieved for a wide range of colors. Our model shows good agreement with experimental values from the literature and can be easily adapted to different applications (e.g., greenhouses) by using the appropriate spectrum.
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