Intro
Preface
Contents
1 Basic Principles of Modern Organic Solar Cells
1.1 Background
1.1.1 Current Status of Solar Cells: c-Si
1.1.2 Chasers of c-Si
1.1.3 Motivation for Organic Solar Cell
1.1.4 History
1.2 Principles
1.2.1 Photocurrent
1.2.2 Photovoltage
1.2.3 Cell Design
1.3 Conclusions
References
2 A Path to the Blended Junction
2.1 Shock of Two-Layer Solar Cell
2.1.1 Motivation
2.2 Tracking During Interface Making
2.2.1 Expectation
2.2.2 Tracking
2.2.3 Key: Direct PTC/Pc Molecular Contact
2.3 Blended Junction

2.3.1 Expectation
2.3.2 Overcoming Experimental Hurdles
2.3.3 Three-Layer Cell
2.3.4 p-i-n Junction
2.3.5 Inorganic/Organic Hybrid p-i-n Junction
2.3.6 Inevitably Conceived Issue: Percolation
2.3.7 Carrier Generation Model
2.4 Conclusion
References
3 Percolation Toward Lateral Junctions
3.1 Motivation
3.2 Percolation
3.2.1 Substrate Temperature Control
3.2.2 Crystalline-Amorphous Nanocomposite
3.2.3 p-i-n Cells
3.3 Vertical Junctions
3.3.1 Concept
3.3.2 Cell Fabrication
3.3.3 Layer Width
3.3.4 Exciton Diffusion Length

4.2.1 Fabrication of Pigmented OPV Device with Crystallized Active Layer
4.2.2 Relationship Between Active Layer Thickness and Solar Cell Characteristics
4.2.3 Film Morphology and Crystallinity of 10-µm Crystallized OPV
4.2.4 Relationship Between Active Layer Thickness and Absorption/Solar Cell Characteristics
4.3 Effect of Buffer Layer and Antireflection Film
4.3.1 Buffer Layer Selection for Stable Comparison
4.3.2 Effect of Antireflection Film
4.4 Summary and Outlook
References