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    The document discusses several thin-film photovoltaic technologies, focusing on organic solar cells. It describes how organic materials use conjugated carbon systems to transport charges. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) are involved in light absorption and charge separation. Electron donor materials have a lower LUMO than acceptors to drive charge transfer. Organic solar cells use a bulk heterojunction of donor-acceptor materials or a dye-sensitized design using a sensitizing dye and redox electrolyte.

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    The document discusses several thin-film photovoltaic technologies, focusing on organic solar cells. It describes how organic materials use conjugated carbon systems to transport charges. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) are involved in light absorption and charge separation. Electron donor materials have a lower LUMO than acceptors to drive charge transfer. Organic solar cells use a bulk heterojunction of donor-acceptor materials or a dye-sensitized design using a sensitizing dye and redox electrolyte.

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    Thin-Film PV Technologies

    Organic PV Technology

    Week 5.5
    Arno Smets
    Organic Solar Cells

    Source: Siemens
    Organic Materials

    Source: Lectures Tom Savenije, TUDelft


    Conjugated systems: Benzene

    Source: Wikipedia
    Conjugated systems: Benzene

    Source: Wikipedia
    -orbital

    H H H H
    C=C C=C
    H H H H

    Source: Wikipedia
    Molecular description of band gap
    Anti-Bonding

    sp3 sp3

    Bonding
    Molecular description of band gap
    Anti-Bonding
    LUMO

    pz pz

    HOMO
    Bonding
    HOMO and LUMO

    LUMO

    HOMO

    Source: Lectures Tom Savenije, TUDelft


    Electron donor and acceptor materials
    Vacuum Level

    LUMO

    HOMO
    Electron donor and acceptor materials
    Vacuum Level
    Ionization
    Energy

    LUMO

    HOMO
    Electron donor and acceptor materials
    Vacuum Level
    Ionization
    Energy Electron
    Affinity
    LUMO
    LUMO

    HOMO
    HOMO
    Electron donor and acceptor materials
    Vacuum Level
    Ionization
    Energy Electron
    Affinity
    LUMO
    LUMO

    HOMO
    HOMO

    Electron Donor Electron Acceptor


    Electron donor and acceptor materials
    Vacuum Level

    LUMO
    LUMO

    HOMO
    HOMO

    Electron Donor Electron Acceptor


    Electron donor and acceptor materials
    Vacuum Level

    LUMO
    LUMO

    HOMO
    HOMO

    Electron Donor Electron Acceptor


    Organic solar cell

    Electrode 1 (ITO, METAL)

    Electron donor
    Ldif
    Electron acceptor

    Electrode 2 (Al, Mg, Ca)


    Bulk Heterojunction Organic solar cell

    Electrode
    Electrode 1
    2 (ITO, metal)
    (ITO, METAL)

    Dispersed hetreojunction

    Electron acceptor

    Electrode 2 (Al, Mg, Ca)


    Transparent Electrode
    Electrolyte

    TiO2
    l3 3l

    Light

    Counter Electrode
    Principle of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell
    2Dye+ + 3I-  2Dye + I3-
    I-
    LUMO
    S*
    Cond.
    I3 -

    Val. HOMO S
    TiO2 Dye+ Electrolyte Pt

    I3- + 2e-  3I-


    Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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