Origami-inspired and multi-scale structures for solar energy conversion
Event details
| Date | 13.10.2014 |
| Hour | 13:15 › 14:15 |
| Speaker | Max Shtein, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Conventional electronic devices are usually flat and rigid, in large part because they are made from crystalline semiconductors using well-established, wafer-based processing methods. Many new applications and materials, however, compel us to think about non-planar device structures and new processes for realizing them.
In this talk, Prof. Shtein will discuss how the art of origami (paper folding) and kirigami (paper cutting) can help in developing efficient solar energy harvesting devices (photovoltaic cells and concentrators), with performance matching or surpassing that of conventional devices, while circumventing some of their classical limitations. Examples of this will include organic solar cells fabricated on fibers that can be configured as novel reflective tandems, as well as solar cells monolithically integrated with solar tracking mechanisms. Device performance characteristics will be closely related to device structure, with consideration given to suitable device processing approaches. Together with the audience, Prof. Shtein will consider the use of these general approaches in other applications.
References and links
1. W. Shockley, and H. J. Queisser, “Detailed balance limit of efficiency of p-n junction solar cells,” J. Appl. Phys. 32(3), 510–519 (1961).
2. M. A. Green, “Third generation photovoltaics: ultra-high conversion efficiency at low cost,” Prog. Photovoltaics 9(2), 123–135 (2001).
3. S. B. Rim, S. Zhao, S. R. Scully, M. D. McGehee, and P. Peumans, “An effective light trapping configuration for thin-film solar cells,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91(24), 243501 (2007).
4. K. Tvingstedt, V. Andersson, F. Zhang, and O. Inganas, “Folded reflective tandem polymer solar cells doubles efficiency,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91(12), 123514 (2007).
5. J. Y. Kim, K. Lee, N. E. Coates, D. Moses, T. Q. Nguyen, M. Dante, and A. J. Heeger, “Efficient tandem polymer solar cells fabricated by all-solution processing,” Science 317(5835), 222–225 (2007).
6. A. Hadipour, B. de Boer, J. Wildeman, F. B. Kooistra, J. C. Hummelen, M. G. R. Turbiez, M. M. Wienk, R. A. J. Janssen, and P. W. M. Blom, “Solution-processed organic tandem solar cells,” Adv. Funct. Mater. 16(14), 1897–1903 (2006).
7. P. Peumans, A. Yakimov, and S. R. Forrest, “Small molecular weight organic thin-film photodetectors and solar cells,” J. Appl. Phys. 93(7), 3693–3723 (2003).
8. L. A. A. Pettersson, L. S. Roman, and O. Inganas, “Modeling photocurrent action spectra of photovoltaic devices based on organic thin films,” J. Appl. Phys. 86(1), 487–496 (1999).
9. H. Kuraseko, T. Nakamura, S. Toda, H. Koaizawa, H. Jia, and M. Kondo, “Development of flexible fiber-type poly-Si solar cell,” Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Vols. 1–2 1380–1383 (2006).
10. B. O'Connor, K. P. Pipe, and M. Shtein, “Fiber based organic photovoltaic devices,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92(19), 193306 (2008).
11. M. R. Lee, R. D. Eckert, K. Forberich, G. Dennler, C. J. Brabec, and R. A. Gaudiana, “Solar power wires based on organic photovoltaic materials,” Science 324(5924), 232–235 (2009).
12. X. Fan, Z. Z. Chu, F. Z. Wang, C. Zhang, L. Chen, Y. W. Tang, and D. C. Zou, “Wire-shaped flexible dyesensitized solar cells,” Adv. Mater. 20(3), 592–595 (2008).
#127867 - $15.00 USD Received 6 May 2010; revised 17 Jun 2010; accepted 18 Aug 2010; published 7 Sep 2010 (C) 2010 OSA 13 September 2010 / Vol. 18, No. 103 / OPTICS EXPRESS A432
13. C. Kim, and J. Kim, “Organic photovoltaic cell in lateral-tandem configuration employing continuously-tuned microcavity sub-cells,” Opt. Express 16(24), 19987–19994 (2008).
14. B. O'Connor, K. H. An, K. P. Pipe, Y. Zhao, and M. Shtein, “Enhanced optical field intensity distribution in organic photovoltaic devices using external coatings,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89(23), 233502 (2006).
15. M. Agrawal, and P. Peumans, “Broadband optical absorption enhancement through coherent light trapping in thin-film photovoltaic cells,” Opt. Express 16(8), 5385–5396 (2008).
16. H. Hoppe, and N. S. Sariciftci, “Organic solar cells: An overview,” J. Mater. Res. 19(7), 1924–1945 (2004).
17. M. M. Wienk, M. P. Struijk, and R. A. J. Janssen, “Low band gap polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells,”Chem. Phys. Lett. 422(4-6), 488–491 (2006).
18. F. Yang, R. R. Lunt, and S. R. Forrest, “Simultaneous heterojunction organic solar cells with broad spectral sensitivity,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92(5), 053310 (2008).
19. E. Palik, Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids (Academic Press; 1st edition, 1985).
20. B. O'Connor, C. Haughn, K. H. An, K. P. Pipe, and M. Shtein, “Transparent and conductive electrodes based on unpatterned, thin metal films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(22), 223304 (2008).
21. G. Dennler, K. Forberich, M. C. Scharber, C. J. Brabec, I. Tomis, K. Hingerl, and T. Fromherz, “Angle dependence of external and internal quantum efficiencies in bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells,” J. Appl. Phys. 102(5), 054516 (2007).
22. A. Meyer, and H. Ade, “The effect of angle of incidence on the optical field distribution within thin film organic solar cells,” J. Appl. Phys. 106(11), 113101 (2009).
23. I. G. Hill, A. Kahn, Z. G. Soos, and R. A. Pascal, “Chem. “Charge-separation energy in films of pi-conjugated organic molecules,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 327(3-4), 181–188 (2000).
24. M. C. Scharber, D. Mühlbacher, M. Koppe, P. Denk, C. Waldauf, A. J. Heeger, and C. J. Brabec, “Design rules for donors in bulk-heterojunction solar cells – Towards 10% energy-conversion efficiency,” Adv. Mater. 18(6), 789–794 (2006).
25. The MatchWorks, Inc., Matlab R2009a (2009).
26. F. J. López-Hernández, R. Pérez-Jiménez, and A. , “Ray-tracing algorithms for fast calculation of the channel impulse response on diffuse IR wireless indoor channels,” Opt. Eng. 39, 2775–2780 (2000).
27. H. A. Macleod, Thin-film Optical Filters, 3rd Ed. (Taylor & Francis, 2001).
28. H. Hoppe, N. Arnold, N. S. Sariciftci, and D. Meissner, “Modeling the optical absorption within conjugated polymer/fullerene-based bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells,” Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 80(1), 105–113 (2003).
29. A. Premoli, and M. L. Rastello, “Minimax refining of wide-band antireflection coatings for wide angular incidence,” Appl. Opt. 33(10), 2018–2024 (1994).
30. D. P. Partlow, and T. W. O’Keeffe, “Thirty-seven layer optical filter from polymerized solgel solutions,” Appl.
Opt. 29(10), 1526–1529 (1990).
31. K. M. Ho, C. T. Chan, C. M. Soukoulis, R. Biswas, and M. Sigalas, “Photonic band gaps in three dimensions: New layer-by-layer periodic structures,” Solid State Commun. 89(5), 413–416 (1994).
32. R. R. King, D. C. Law, K. M. Edmondson, C. M. Fetzer, G. S. Kinsey, H. Yoon, R. A. Sherif, and N. H. Karam, “40% efficient metamorphic GaInP/GaInAs/Ge multijunction solar cells,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(18), 183516 (2007).
33. G. D. Wei, S. Y. Wang, K. Renshaw, M. E. Thompson, and S. R. Forrest, “Solution-processed squaraine bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells,” ACS Nano 4(4), 1927–1934 (2010).
Bio: Prof. Shtein earned his Baccalaureate at UC Berkeley (1998) and Ph.D. at Princeton University (2004) in Chemical Engineering. He joined the University of Michigan in 2004, where he now serves as Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Art & Design. His work has been recognized through several awards, including the MSE Department Achievement Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, College of Engineering-wide Vulcans Prize for Excellence in Education, the Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Newport Award for Excellence and Leadership in Photonics and Optoelectronics, and the Materials Research Society (MRS) graduate student Gold Medal Award. He recently co-founded Arborlight, LLC (www.arborlight.com – a lighting technology company), and co-authored the book “Scalable Innovation: A Guide for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and IP Professionals.” (Taylor & Francis, ISBN-13: 978-1466590977, ISBN-10: 1466590971)
In this talk, Prof. Shtein will discuss how the art of origami (paper folding) and kirigami (paper cutting) can help in developing efficient solar energy harvesting devices (photovoltaic cells and concentrators), with performance matching or surpassing that of conventional devices, while circumventing some of their classical limitations. Examples of this will include organic solar cells fabricated on fibers that can be configured as novel reflective tandems, as well as solar cells monolithically integrated with solar tracking mechanisms. Device performance characteristics will be closely related to device structure, with consideration given to suitable device processing approaches. Together with the audience, Prof. Shtein will consider the use of these general approaches in other applications.
References and links
1. W. Shockley, and H. J. Queisser, “Detailed balance limit of efficiency of p-n junction solar cells,” J. Appl. Phys. 32(3), 510–519 (1961).
2. M. A. Green, “Third generation photovoltaics: ultra-high conversion efficiency at low cost,” Prog. Photovoltaics 9(2), 123–135 (2001).
3. S. B. Rim, S. Zhao, S. R. Scully, M. D. McGehee, and P. Peumans, “An effective light trapping configuration for thin-film solar cells,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91(24), 243501 (2007).
4. K. Tvingstedt, V. Andersson, F. Zhang, and O. Inganas, “Folded reflective tandem polymer solar cells doubles efficiency,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91(12), 123514 (2007).
5. J. Y. Kim, K. Lee, N. E. Coates, D. Moses, T. Q. Nguyen, M. Dante, and A. J. Heeger, “Efficient tandem polymer solar cells fabricated by all-solution processing,” Science 317(5835), 222–225 (2007).
6. A. Hadipour, B. de Boer, J. Wildeman, F. B. Kooistra, J. C. Hummelen, M. G. R. Turbiez, M. M. Wienk, R. A. J. Janssen, and P. W. M. Blom, “Solution-processed organic tandem solar cells,” Adv. Funct. Mater. 16(14), 1897–1903 (2006).
7. P. Peumans, A. Yakimov, and S. R. Forrest, “Small molecular weight organic thin-film photodetectors and solar cells,” J. Appl. Phys. 93(7), 3693–3723 (2003).
8. L. A. A. Pettersson, L. S. Roman, and O. Inganas, “Modeling photocurrent action spectra of photovoltaic devices based on organic thin films,” J. Appl. Phys. 86(1), 487–496 (1999).
9. H. Kuraseko, T. Nakamura, S. Toda, H. Koaizawa, H. Jia, and M. Kondo, “Development of flexible fiber-type poly-Si solar cell,” Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Vols. 1–2 1380–1383 (2006).
10. B. O'Connor, K. P. Pipe, and M. Shtein, “Fiber based organic photovoltaic devices,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92(19), 193306 (2008).
11. M. R. Lee, R. D. Eckert, K. Forberich, G. Dennler, C. J. Brabec, and R. A. Gaudiana, “Solar power wires based on organic photovoltaic materials,” Science 324(5924), 232–235 (2009).
12. X. Fan, Z. Z. Chu, F. Z. Wang, C. Zhang, L. Chen, Y. W. Tang, and D. C. Zou, “Wire-shaped flexible dyesensitized solar cells,” Adv. Mater. 20(3), 592–595 (2008).
#127867 - $15.00 USD Received 6 May 2010; revised 17 Jun 2010; accepted 18 Aug 2010; published 7 Sep 2010 (C) 2010 OSA 13 September 2010 / Vol. 18, No. 103 / OPTICS EXPRESS A432
13. C. Kim, and J. Kim, “Organic photovoltaic cell in lateral-tandem configuration employing continuously-tuned microcavity sub-cells,” Opt. Express 16(24), 19987–19994 (2008).
14. B. O'Connor, K. H. An, K. P. Pipe, Y. Zhao, and M. Shtein, “Enhanced optical field intensity distribution in organic photovoltaic devices using external coatings,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89(23), 233502 (2006).
15. M. Agrawal, and P. Peumans, “Broadband optical absorption enhancement through coherent light trapping in thin-film photovoltaic cells,” Opt. Express 16(8), 5385–5396 (2008).
16. H. Hoppe, and N. S. Sariciftci, “Organic solar cells: An overview,” J. Mater. Res. 19(7), 1924–1945 (2004).
17. M. M. Wienk, M. P. Struijk, and R. A. J. Janssen, “Low band gap polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells,”Chem. Phys. Lett. 422(4-6), 488–491 (2006).
18. F. Yang, R. R. Lunt, and S. R. Forrest, “Simultaneous heterojunction organic solar cells with broad spectral sensitivity,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92(5), 053310 (2008).
19. E. Palik, Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids (Academic Press; 1st edition, 1985).
20. B. O'Connor, C. Haughn, K. H. An, K. P. Pipe, and M. Shtein, “Transparent and conductive electrodes based on unpatterned, thin metal films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(22), 223304 (2008).
21. G. Dennler, K. Forberich, M. C. Scharber, C. J. Brabec, I. Tomis, K. Hingerl, and T. Fromherz, “Angle dependence of external and internal quantum efficiencies in bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells,” J. Appl. Phys. 102(5), 054516 (2007).
22. A. Meyer, and H. Ade, “The effect of angle of incidence on the optical field distribution within thin film organic solar cells,” J. Appl. Phys. 106(11), 113101 (2009).
23. I. G. Hill, A. Kahn, Z. G. Soos, and R. A. Pascal, “Chem. “Charge-separation energy in films of pi-conjugated organic molecules,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 327(3-4), 181–188 (2000).
24. M. C. Scharber, D. Mühlbacher, M. Koppe, P. Denk, C. Waldauf, A. J. Heeger, and C. J. Brabec, “Design rules for donors in bulk-heterojunction solar cells – Towards 10% energy-conversion efficiency,” Adv. Mater. 18(6), 789–794 (2006).
25. The MatchWorks, Inc., Matlab R2009a (2009).
26. F. J. López-Hernández, R. Pérez-Jiménez, and A. , “Ray-tracing algorithms for fast calculation of the channel impulse response on diffuse IR wireless indoor channels,” Opt. Eng. 39, 2775–2780 (2000).
27. H. A. Macleod, Thin-film Optical Filters, 3rd Ed. (Taylor & Francis, 2001).
28. H. Hoppe, N. Arnold, N. S. Sariciftci, and D. Meissner, “Modeling the optical absorption within conjugated polymer/fullerene-based bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells,” Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 80(1), 105–113 (2003).
29. A. Premoli, and M. L. Rastello, “Minimax refining of wide-band antireflection coatings for wide angular incidence,” Appl. Opt. 33(10), 2018–2024 (1994).
30. D. P. Partlow, and T. W. O’Keeffe, “Thirty-seven layer optical filter from polymerized solgel solutions,” Appl.
Opt. 29(10), 1526–1529 (1990).
31. K. M. Ho, C. T. Chan, C. M. Soukoulis, R. Biswas, and M. Sigalas, “Photonic band gaps in three dimensions: New layer-by-layer periodic structures,” Solid State Commun. 89(5), 413–416 (1994).
32. R. R. King, D. C. Law, K. M. Edmondson, C. M. Fetzer, G. S. Kinsey, H. Yoon, R. A. Sherif, and N. H. Karam, “40% efficient metamorphic GaInP/GaInAs/Ge multijunction solar cells,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(18), 183516 (2007).
33. G. D. Wei, S. Y. Wang, K. Renshaw, M. E. Thompson, and S. R. Forrest, “Solution-processed squaraine bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells,” ACS Nano 4(4), 1927–1934 (2010).
Bio: Prof. Shtein earned his Baccalaureate at UC Berkeley (1998) and Ph.D. at Princeton University (2004) in Chemical Engineering. He joined the University of Michigan in 2004, where he now serves as Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Art & Design. His work has been recognized through several awards, including the MSE Department Achievement Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, College of Engineering-wide Vulcans Prize for Excellence in Education, the Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Newport Award for Excellence and Leadership in Photonics and Optoelectronics, and the Materials Research Society (MRS) graduate student Gold Medal Award. He recently co-founded Arborlight, LLC (www.arborlight.com – a lighting technology company), and co-authored the book “Scalable Innovation: A Guide for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and IP Professionals.” (Taylor & Francis, ISBN-13: 978-1466590977, ISBN-10: 1466590971)
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