Organic solar cells are a type of photovoltaic cell that uses conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules to absorb light and transport charges. They typically consist of two semiconducting layers made of polymers or other flexible materials. When light is absorbed, an exciton is generated which splits into an electron and hole. The electron then moves to one layer while the hole moves to the other, generating electricity. Common organic materials used in these cells include polymers like P3HT, small molecules like PCBM, and various conducting and semiconducting organic compounds.

1. Organic Solar Cells

2. What are organic solar cells made of?
• An organic solar cell or plastic solar cell is a type of
photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of
electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or
small organic molecules, for light absorption and charge
transport to produce electricity from sunlight by the
photovoltaic effect.

3. How do organic solar cells work?
• A typical organic solar cell consists of two semiconducting
layers made of plastic polymers and other flexible materials.
The cell generates electricity by absorbing particles of light,
or photons. ... The exciton splits, allowing the electron to
move independently to a hole created by another absorbed
photon.

4. What is a photovoltaic cell and what is it
made of?
• Solar cells can be classified into first, second and third
generation cells. The first generation cells—also called
conventional, traditional or wafer-based cells—are made of
crystalline silicon, the commercially predominant PV
technology, that includes materials such as polysilicon
and monocrystalline silicon.

5. Organic Solar Cells Materials
P-type Materials N-type Material
Phthalocyanine Perylene
MDMO-PPV (poly[2-methoxy-5-
(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)]-1,4-phenylenevinylene)
F8TB (poly(9,9’-
dioctylfluoreneco-benzothiadiazole)
P3HT
(poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)
PCBM (1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)
propyl-1-phenyl[6,6]C61)
PFB (poly(9,9’-
dioctylfluorene-co-bis-N,N’-(4-butylphenyl)-bis-
N,N’-
phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine)
CN-
MEH-PPV (poly-[2-methoxy-5-(2’-ethylhexyloxy)-
1,4-
(1-cyanovinylene)-phenylene)
PBDB-T, (poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-
ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2b:4,5-
b’]dithiophene))-alt-(5,5-(1′,3′-di-2-thienyl-5′,7′-bis(2-
ethylhexyl) benzo[1′,2′-c:4′,5′-c’]dithiophene-4,8-
dione))])
ITIC (3,9-bis(2-methylene-(3-(1,1-
dicyanomethylene)-indanone))-5,5,11,11-
tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)-dithieno[2,3-d:2′,3′-d’]-s-
indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b’]dithiophene)

6. Organic Solar Cells Materials
• P3HT:PC61BM
• Zincacetatedihydrate(Zn(CH3COO)2·2H2O)
• Ethanolamine (NH2CH2CH2OH)
• 2-methoxyethanol (CH3OCH2CH2OH)
• MAPbI3
• PBDTTPD:PC71BM
• PCPDTQx(2F): PC71BM
• F4-ZnPc:C60
• DCV5T:C60

7. Organic Solar Cells Materials
• PCDTBT
• PC71BM
• Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
• N-bromosuccinimide, trimethylsilylacetylene,
bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (II)dichloride, copper(I) iodide,
tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) and acetic acid
• 4,8-Bis(octyloxy)benzo [1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene (1) and 2,8dibromo-5,5-
difluoro-10-(4-(octyloxy)phenyl)-5H-dipyrrolo [1,2c:2′,1′-f] [1–3]diazaborinin-
4-ium-5-uide
• Br−FNEZnP-OE, Br−FNEZnP-TC16

8. Organic Solar Cells Materials
• SO3−FNEZnP-TC16
• Br−FNEZnP-TC16
• SO3−FNEZnP-TC16
• Br−FNEZnP-OE
• Br−FNEZnP-TC16
• SO3−FNEZnP-TC16
• Br−FNEZnP-OE
•

9. 2D Organic Solar Cells Materials
poly(3,4ethylenedioxythiophene):poly (styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)
Graphene
PiI2T:PC71BM
PiI2fT:PC71BM
5-alkylthio-thieno[3,2b]thiophene
benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene
TTSBDT(TDPP)2

10. 3D Organic Solar Cells Materials
crystalline silicon (c-Si) and gallium arsenide (GaAs)
Cadmium telluride (CdTe), Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS)