Next Generation Organic Solar Cell Technology and Market Forecast

This publication has been discontinued on September 5, 2011.

Introduction

Abstract

• Organic Solar Cell Material Development Trend (Photoactive Layer/Substrate/Transparent Electrode)
• Organic Solar Cell Device and Module Technology Development Trend
• Organic Solar Cell Printing Process Technology Development Trend
• Latest Major Organic Solar Cell Patent Analysis
• Global Major Makers??Technology Development Status and Business Direction
• Organic Solar Cell Market Forecast (2010~2016)

The efficiency of bulk heterojunction organic solar cell, which uses a conjugated system polymer donor, a fullerene system acceptor, and a solution process, stagnated at 5% from 2006 to 2008. However, the efficiency has increased to about 8% during the recent 2 years joined with new material developments. This result was measured at 1cm2 and smaller small area unit device and the efficiency allegedly does not exceed 5% in areas of several cm2. It is lower than the one of the conventional inorganic solar cells such as crystalline solar cells, but it is expected to be improved through developments of new organic semiconductor materials as it has recorded radical advancements for the past decade.

The short lifetime issue is slowly being improved by using organic semiconductor materials as a photoactive layer. Dominating opinions support the prediction of commercializing a device with 10% level efficiency by 2015. Though, the commercialization is expected to be realized in the near future if new application markets are created by using merits of organic solar cell such as lightness, flexibility, low-cost, and power generation at low intensity of radiation.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

• 1.1. Overview
• 1.2. Need for Organic Solar Cell
• 1.3. Potential of Organic Solar Cell

2. Organic Solar Cell Technology Trend

• 2.1. History of Organic Solar Cell
• 2.2. Operating Principal of Organic Solar Cell
  • 2.2.1. Photoelectric Conversion Effect
  • 2.2.2. Solar Cell Effect
• 2.3. Type of Organic Solar Cell
  • 2.3.1. Polymer Donor-PCBM Acceptor Type
  • 2.3.2. Polymer Donor-Non-PCBM Acceptor Type
  • 2.3.3. Polymer Donor-Polymer Acceptor Type
  • 2.3.4. Polymer Donor-Inorganic Acceptor Type
• 2.4. Organic Solar Cell Application Field

3. Organic Solar Cell Material Development Trend

• 3.1. Photoactive Layer Material
  • 3.1.1. Organic Semiconductor Material for Donor (p-type)
  • 3.1.2. Organic Semiconductor Material for Acceptor (n-type)
  • 3.1.3. Inorganic Acceptor (n-type) Material
• 3.2. Substrate and Transparent Electrode
  • 3.2.1. Type of Flexible Substrate Material
  • 3.2.2. Performance Requirement of Flexible Substrate Material
  • 3.2.3. Transparent Electrode Material for Flexible Substrate

4. Organic Solar Cell Device and Module Technology

• 4.1. Organic Solar Cell Device
  • 4.1.1. Regular Structure
  • 4.1.2. Tandem Structure
  • 4.1.3. Inverted Structure
• 4.2. Organic Solar Cell Device Evaluation
  • 4.2.1. Organic Solar Cell Efficiency Measurement Technology
  • 4.2.2. Energy Conversion Efficiency Measurement Error
  • 4.2.3. Organic Solar Cell Device Lifetime Measurement Technology
• 4.3. Module Technology of Organic Solar Cell

5. Organic Solar Cell Printing Process Technology and Development Status

• 5.1. Screen Printing Based Organic Solar Cell
• 5.2. Pad (gravure offset) printing
• 5.3. Ink-jet Printing Based Organic Solar Cell
• 5.4. Aerosol Jet Printing Based Organic Solar Cell
• 5.5. Spray printing
• 5.6. Roll-to-Roll Printing Based Organic Solar Cell
• 5.7. Micro-contacting printing
• 5.8. Brush painting

6. Organic Solar Cell Patent Analysis

• 6.1. Global Patent Trend
• 6.2. Korea Patent Trend
• 6.3. Key Patent Analysis

7. Organic Solar Cell R&D Trend

• 7.1. Support Policy of Each Country
  • 7.1.1. Organic Solar Cell Field Support Status of Major Global Countries
  • 7.1.2. Korea,s Organic Solar Cell Field Support Status
• 7.2. R&D Trend of Major Global Countries
  • 7.2.1. Konarka (US)
  • 7.2.2. Plextronics (US)
  • 7.2.3. Solarmer Energy (US)
  • 7.2.4. Heliatek (Germany)
  • 7.2.5. Mitsubishi Chemicals (Japan)
  • 7.2.6. Teijin DuPont Films (Japan)
  • 7.2.7. Toray (Japan)
  • 7.2.8. Sumitomo Chemicals (Japan)
• 7.3. Korea R&D Trend
  • 7.3.1. Kolon
  • 7.3.2. KNP Energy
  • 7.3.3. GIST
  • 7.3.4. KRICT
  • 7.3.5. KIST
  • 7.3.6. KIMM
  • 7.3.7. Konkuk University
  • 7.3.8. Others

8. Organic Solar Cell Market Forecast

• 8.1. OPV Market Forecast
• 8.2. OPV Market Forecast by Application Field
• 8.3. OPV Price Forecast by Application Field
• 8.4. Market Size Forecast by Application Field (Revenue Based)

9. Conclusion

10. Index

• 10.1. Tables
• 10.2. Figures
• 10.3. References

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