Polymeric Solar Cells

Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations

1. Introduction

• Solar Energy
• Types of Solar Cells
• Organic Solar Cells
• Device Architecture and Operational Mechanism
• Current State of the Art and Challenges of OPVs
• References

2. Materials and Processing

• Introduction
• Substrate and Front Electrode
• The First Intermediate Layer
• The Active Layer
• The Second Intermediate Layer
• The Back Electrode
• Encapsulation
• Different Device Architectures
• Conclusions
• References

3. Stability and Characterization of Devices

• Degradation and Stability of Polymer Solar Cells
• Characterization of OPVs
• Measuring and Reporting a Device’s Operational Stability
• Conclusions
• References

4. Manufacture

• Upscaling of Polymer-solar-cell Processing
• The Solar-cell Geometry and the Process
• R2R Manufacture of Polymer Solar Cells
• Conclusions
• References

5. Market Analysis

• Introduction
• The OPV Environment
• OPV Technology Field Review
• The Market for OPV
• Conclusions
• References

6. Demonstration as a Technology Development Tool

• Demonstration of the OPV Technology
• Riso DTU Demonstration—Solar Hat
• Riso DTU Demonstration—Grid-connected OPV
• Riso DTU Demonstration—Suntiles, the Modern Green Curtain
• Riso DTU Demonstration—Lighting Africa, the OPV-based Solar Lamp
• Technological Characteristics of Solar Hat and Solar Lamp
• Roundup of Riso DTU Demonstrations
• Konarka Demonstrations
• Conclusions
• References

7. Patent Overview of OPVs

• The Patent Field
• What Is Intellectual Property?
• Who Administrates Intellectual Property?
• Patent Protection
• The Typical Life of a Patent
• The First Filing
• The PCT Application
• National and Regional Phase
• Regionalization before the European Patent Organization
• Publication of the Patent Application and the Granted Patent
• Information on the Front Page of a Patent Publication
• OPV Patent Analysis
• Central Composition of Matter OPV Patents
• OPV Patent Survey in the European Union
• Conclusions
• References

8. Technology Potential and Outlook

Contributing Authors
Index