This book covers in a textbook-like fashion the basics or organic solar cells, addressing the limits of photovoltaic energy conversion and giving a well-illustrated introduction to molecular electronics with focus on the working principle and characterization of organic solar cells.
From the Contents: Introduction.- Photovoltaic Energy Conversion.- Organic Solar Cells.- Modeling.- Simulation Study on Single-Layer Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells.- Influence of Injection and Extraction Barriers on Open-Circuit Voltage and J-V Curve Shape studied at a Variation of Hole Transport Layer and Donor Materials.