Development of Energy Generating Photovoltaic Textile Structures for Smart Applications

作者：Bedeloglu Ayse^*; Koeppe Robert; Demir Ali; Bozkurt Yalcin; Sariciftci Niyazi Serdar

来源：Fibers and Polymers, 2010, 11(3): 378-383.

DOI：10.1007/s12221-010-0378-0

• Aluminum/silver cathode
• Organic solar cell
• Photovoltaic textile
• Polypropylene tape
• Semi-transparent metal layer

The aim of this study is to develop a method with lower application temperature and a device structure to obtain reproducible photovoltaic textiles. Two different kinds of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) solutions over a silver (Ag) layer was used as anode, a blend of poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) as light absorbing layer and a thin aluminum (Al)/Ag layer as semi-transparent cathode. These devices capable of generating electricity from sunlight were fabricated on polypropylene tapes that could be woven into a textile fabric. The short-circuit current density and power conversion efficiency of photovoltaic tapes were increased by using an Ag layer beneath the PEDOT:PSS electrode. The photovoltaic textile structure exhibited remarkable power conversion efficiency (0.29 %) by transmitting the light through the upper electrode. This approach may be used in industrial applications to develop photovoltaic textile materials.

• 出版日期2010-6