High-Efficiency Structural Coloration Enabled by Defect-Free Block Copolymer Self-Assembly for a Solar Cell Distributed Bragg Reflector
- 주제(키워드) block copolymer self-assembly , building-integrated photovoltaics , distributed Bragg reflector , parallel lamellae , structural coloration
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- OA유형 Bronze Open Access
- 발행기관 John Wiley and Sons Inc
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000213593
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202301357
초록/요약
Solar cell coloration with minimum optical loss is increasingly required for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) in modern urban areas because of its importance in harmonizing the exterior of zero-energy buildings and surroundings. A simple strategy for developing a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) is designated with 1D lamella-forming polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) films. An optimized thermal annealing process produces defect-free lamellar microdomains oriented parallel to the substrate throughout the film. The selective crosslinking in the P2VP block and swelling of these films in a methanol solution with methanesulfonic acid facilitate the formation of highly asymmetric gigantic lamellae, enabling the entire visible-wavelength spectrum of DBR structural colors. Three representative red (R), green (G), and blue (B) DBR films are produced on a Si solar cell. Coloration from high-reflectance and narrow-width DBR films results in vividly colored Si solar cells with a minor or negligible reduction in power conversion efficiency. The approach for photovoltaics, in terms of both the attractive esthetic and technical aspects of BIPV application, offers a viable method for fabricating high-performance DBR films based on block copolymer self-assembly. © 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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