A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Liquid crystals in photovoltaics: a new generation of organic photovoltaics
Authors: Kumar M, Kumar S
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Publication year: 2017
Journal: Polymer Journal
Journal name in source: POLYMER JOURNAL
Journal acronym: POLYM J
Volume: 49
First page : 85
Last page: 111
Number of pages: 27
ISSN: 0032-3896
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/pj.2016.109(external)
Abstract
This article presents an overview of the developments in the field of organic photovoltaics (PVs) with liquid crystals (LCs). A brief introduction to the PV and LC fields is given first, followed by application of various LCs in organic PVs. Details of LCs used in bilayer solar cells, bulk heterojunction solar cells and dye-sensitized solar cells have been given. All the liquid crystalline materials used in PVs are structured and the efficiency of solar cells is tabulated. Finally, an outlook into the future of this newly emerging, fascinating and exciting field of self-organizing supramolecular LC PV research is provided.
This article presents an overview of the developments in the field of organic photovoltaics (PVs) with liquid crystals (LCs). A brief introduction to the PV and LC fields is given first, followed by application of various LCs in organic PVs. Details of LCs used in bilayer solar cells, bulk heterojunction solar cells and dye-sensitized solar cells have been given. All the liquid crystalline materials used in PVs are structured and the efficiency of solar cells is tabulated. Finally, an outlook into the future of this newly emerging, fascinating and exciting field of self-organizing supramolecular LC PV research is provided.
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