Recent progresses on solution-processed silver nanowire based transparent conducting electrodes for organic solar cells

Basarir F., Irani F. S., Kosemen A., Camic B. T., Oytun F., Tunaboylu B., ...Daha Fazla

MATERIALS TODAY CHEMISTRY, cilt.3, ss.60-72, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2017.02.001
  • Dergi Adı: MATERIALS TODAY CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.60-72
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Silver nanowire, Transparent conducting electrode, Solution based coating, Sheet resistance, Optical transmission, Organic photovoltaics, LARGE-SCALE SYNTHESIS, ALUMINUM-OXIDE TEMPLATE, HIGHLY TRANSPARENT, AG NANOWIRES, NETWORK ELECTRODES, SPRAY DEPOSITION, POLYOL PROCESS, COMPOSITE ELECTRODES, MESOPOROUS SILICA, CARBON NANOTUBES
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are considered as a future alternative for conventional silicon based solar cells, owing to their low cost, ease of production and high-throughput. The transparent conducting electrode (TCE) is a fundamental component of OPVs. Traditionally, indium tin oxide (ITO) has been mainly utilized as a TCE in OPV applications due to its relatively high transparency and low sheet resistance. However, increasing demand for the optoelectronic devices has led to large fluctuations in ITO prices in the past decade and ITO is known to account more than 50% of the total cost of OPV devices. Thus, it is believed that development of solution-processable alternative materials is of great importance in reducing the cost of OPVs. Numerous materials, including silver nanowires, carbon nanotubes, graphene and conducting polymers, have been offered as replacements for ITO. This article reviews recent progress on fabrication of TCE via solution based coating techniques of silver nanowires (Ag NWs). In addition, performance of the Ag NWs based TCE in OPVs is summarized. Finally, we explore the future outlook for Ag NWs based TCE at the end of the review. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.