Microcavity-embedded, colour-tuneable, transparent organic solar cells

Abstract

In this work microcavity-capped colour-tuneable SMOSCs are evaluated. By adopting a microcavity-structured cathode with optical spacer layers of different thicknesses fabricated in a Ag/NPB/Ag structure, the transmission spectra of complete devices can be tuned over the entire visible-light region (400-750 nm). The fabricated semitransparent colour-tuneable solar cells show an average efficiency of 4.78% under 1-sun illumination.

Keywords: colour-tuneable device; flexible device; microcavity structure; organic solar cells; transparent solar cell.