JPH0766439A - Organic solar battery equipment - Google Patents
Organic solar battery equipmentInfo
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- JPH0766439A JPH0766439A JP5214005A JP21400593A JPH0766439A JP H0766439 A JPH0766439 A JP H0766439A JP 5214005 A JP5214005 A JP 5214005A JP 21400593 A JP21400593 A JP 21400593A JP H0766439 A JPH0766439 A JP H0766439A
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- 239000010409 thin film Substances 0.000 claims description 4
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- 238000010248 power generation Methods 0.000 abstract description 17
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- 239000010931 gold Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052737 gold Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000009434 installation Methods 0.000 description 1
- IEQIEDJGQAUEQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N phthalocyanine Chemical compound N1C(N=C2C3=CC=CC=C3C(N=C3C4=CC=CC=C4C(=N4)N3)=N2)=C(C=CC=C2)C2=C1N=C1C2=CC=CC=C2C4=N1 IEQIEDJGQAUEQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000007740 vapor deposition Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052724 xenon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N xenon atom Chemical compound [Xe] FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、入射光からの変換効率
を向上させた有機太陽電池装置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an organic solar cell device having an improved conversion efficiency from incident light.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】図５に示すように、有機太陽電池０１は
平板型透明電極基板４の上にｎ型（又はｐ型）有機半導
体３膜、ｐ型（またはｎ型）有機半導体２膜、電極１
膜、が順次形成されたものである。そして透明電極基板
４上にはガラス板５が配置される。有機太陽電池０１は
支持台１１上に、両端部で固定板１２を介して取付けら
れている。2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, an organic solar cell 01 comprises an n-type (or p-type) organic semiconductor 3 film, a p-type (or n-type) organic semiconductor 2 film on a flat plate type transparent electrode substrate 4. Electrode 1
The film is sequentially formed. Then, the glass plate 5 is arranged on the transparent electrode substrate 4. The organic solar cell 01 is mounted on the support base 11 at both ends via the fixing plates 12.
【０００３】支持台１１の設置は、電池０１の有効面積
を最大限に活かすように入射光線ａがガラス板５の平面
上に垂直に当るように設置されている。The support base 11 is installed so that the incident light ray a is vertically incident on the plane of the glass plate 5 so as to maximize the effective area of the battery 01.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】有機太陽電池は、ｐ型
とｎ型の有機半導体膜の界面付近の限られた厚みの部分
で吸収された光のみが有効に発電に関与する。その他の
部分で吸収された光、および、透過した光はあまり有効
に発電に関与せず、これらが発電上のロスとなってい
た。In the organic solar cell, only the light absorbed in the portion having a limited thickness near the interface between the p-type and n-type organic semiconductor films is effectively involved in power generation. The light absorbed in the other part and the transmitted light did not participate in power generation very effectively, and these were losses in power generation.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は上記課題を解決
するため次の手段を講ずる。The present invention takes the following means in order to solve the above problems.
【０００６】すなわち、（１）半導体特性を示す有機物
薄膜製の有機太陽電池を有する有機太陽電池装置におい
て、上記有機太陽電池が入射光線に対してその表面が傾
斜して設置されるようにした有機太陽電池装置。That is, (1) in an organic solar cell device having an organic solar cell made of an organic thin film exhibiting semiconductor characteristics, the organic solar cell is arranged such that its surface is inclined with respect to an incident light ray. Solar cell device.
【０００７】（２）上記（１）記載の有機太陽電池装置
において、有機太陽電池が凹凸のある電極基板上に形成
されてなる有機太陽電池装置。(2) The organic solar cell device according to the above (1), wherein the organic solar cell is formed on an electrode substrate having irregularities.
【０００８】[0008]
【作用】（１）上記発明１において、光線が表面に垂直
でなく、傾斜して照射される。すると、発電に関与する
ｐ層とｎ層の界面付近を通過する光の通過距離が伸び
る、従って吸収効率が増加し、発電効率が向上する。(1) In the above-mentioned invention 1, the light rays are irradiated not obliquely to the surface but at an inclination. Then, the passage distance of the light passing through the vicinity of the interface between the p-layer and the n-layer, which is involved in power generation, is extended, so that the absorption efficiency is increased and the power generation efficiency is improved.
【０００９】（２）上記発明２において、電極基板に凹
凸があるため、電池の表面およびｐ層とｎ層との界面に
も凹凸ができる。従って光線が照射されるとほとんどが
界面に対して傾めに入射することになるので、上記
（１）と同様に発電効率が向上する。上記は直接入射し
た外部光線の作用について述べたが、凹部では近傍の傾
斜面からの反射光線も入射するので、さらにこの入射光
による発電も発生し、発電効率がさらに向上する。(2) In Invention 2, since the electrode substrate has irregularities, the surface of the battery and the interface between the p layer and the n layer also have irregularities. Therefore, when the light rays are irradiated, most of them are incident on the interface with an inclination, so that the power generation efficiency is improved similarly to the above (1). Although the above has described the action of the externally incident light ray, since the reflected light ray from the inclined surface in the vicinity is also incident on the concave portion, power generation is further generated by this incident light, and the power generation efficiency is further improved.
【００１０】[0010]
【実施例】（１ａ）本発明１の第１実施例を図１、図２
により説明する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (1a) The first embodiment of the present invention 1 is shown in FIGS.
Will be described.
【００１１】図１にて、有機太陽電池０１はＩＴＯ透明
電極基板４の上に、順次ｎ型有機半導体３として７５０
Åの膜厚より成るＮ，Ｎ′−ジメチルペリレン−３，
４，９，１０−テトラカルボキシジイミド有機薄膜、ｐ
型半導体２として７５０Åの膜厚より成るフタロシアニ
ン有機薄膜、５００Åの膜厚より成る金電極５を真空蒸
着により作製する。そして電極基板４上にガラス板５を
取付けたものである。この有機太陽電池０１が支持台１
１上に傾斜角α＝６０°で固定板１２により取付けられ
る。In FIG. 1, an organic solar cell 01 has 750 as an n-type organic semiconductor 3 on an ITO transparent electrode substrate 4 in order.
N, N'-dimethylperylene-3 having a film thickness of Å,
4,9,10-tetracarboxydiimide organic thin film, p
A phthalocyanine organic thin film having a film thickness of 750 Å and a gold electrode 5 having a film thickness of 500 Å are formed as the type semiconductor 2 by vacuum vapor deposition. Then, a glass plate 5 is attached on the electrode substrate 4. This organic solar cell 01 is the support 1
It is mounted by means of a fixed plate 12 on 1 with an inclination angle α = 60 °.
【００１２】以上において、疑似太陽光としてキセノン
ランプ光線ｂを５０ｍｗ／cm2 の光強度で支持台１１に
垂直に照射した。傾斜角α＝６０°のとき０．３４％の
発電効率が得られた。α＝０°のときの発電効率０．２
４％に比べ、４０％の性能向上が見られた。In the above, the xenon lamp light beam b as pseudo sunlight was vertically irradiated to the support 11 at a light intensity of 50 mw / cm 2 . When the inclination angle α = 60 °, a power generation efficiency of 0.34% was obtained. Power generation efficiency when α = 0 ° 0.2
A 40% performance improvement was seen compared to 4%.
【００１３】これは図２に示すように、発電に関与する
ｐ層２とｎ層３の界面付近６を通過する光の通過距離
が、斜め光線ｂの場合、垂直光線ａに比べ長くなる。こ
のためこの部分での吸収効率が増加し、発電効率が向上
する。As shown in FIG. 2, in the case of the oblique ray b, the distance traveled by the light passing through the vicinity 6 of the interface between the p layer 2 and the n layer 3 involved in power generation is longer than that of the vertical ray a. Therefore, the absorption efficiency in this portion is increased, and the power generation efficiency is improved.
【００１４】（１ｂ）本発明１の第２実施例を図３に示
す。本例は複数の有機太陽電池０１を、支持台１１上
に、傾斜した波形の凹凸状に隣接して配置したものであ
る。(1b) A second embodiment of the present invention 1 is shown in FIG. In this example, a plurality of organic solar cells 01 are arranged adjacent to each other on a support 11 in a corrugated shape with a slanted corrugation.
【００１５】各有機太陽電池０１には斜に当る直接光線
ｂの他に、隣接近傍部からの反射光線ｃも当り、発電効
率がさらに向上する。この反射光線ｃによる効率増加分
は約１０％であった。Each of the organic solar cells 01 receives not only a direct light ray b which strikes an oblique line but also a reflected light ray c from an adjacent portion thereof, so that the power generation efficiency is further improved. The efficiency increase due to the reflected light beam c was about 10%.
【００１６】（２）本発明２の一実施例を図４により説
明する。有機太陽電池０１は表面が凹凸のガラス板５ａ
上にＩＴＯ透明電極基板４、ｎ型有機半導体３膜、ｐ型
有機半導体２膜、電極１膜が順次形成されたものであ
る。そして有機太陽電池０１が支持台１１に平行に設置
される。(2) An embodiment of the present invention 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The organic solar cell 01 has a glass plate 5a having an uneven surface.
An ITO transparent electrode substrate 4, an n-type organic semiconductor 3 film, a p-type organic semiconductor 2 film, and an electrode 1 film are sequentially formed on it. Then, the organic solar cell 01 is installed parallel to the support 11.
【００１７】以上において、太陽光線ｂがガラス板５ａ
の裏面の平面にほぼ垂直に、すなわち表面の凹凸部では
斜めに当るように配置される。作用、効果は上記第２実
施例とほぼ同様である。In the above, the sunlight b is the glass plate 5a.
Are arranged so as to be substantially perpendicular to the plane of the back surface of the above, that is, to be inclined at the uneven portion of the front surface. The operation and effect are almost the same as those of the second embodiment.
【００１８】[0018]
【発明の効果】以上に説明したように、本発明によれば
入射光線が有機太陽電池表面に傾斜して入光するように
したので、次の効果を奏する。As described above, according to the present invention, the incident light rays enter the surface of the organic solar cell while being inclined, so that the following effects can be obtained.
【００１９】（ａ）発電効率が向上する。(A) The power generation efficiency is improved.
【００２０】（ｂ）発電コストの低減につながる。(B) This leads to a reduction in power generation cost.
【００２１】（ｃ）設置面積が減少できる。(C) The installation area can be reduced.
【図１】本発明１の第１実施例の構成図である。FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention 1.
【図２】同実施例の作用説明図である。FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the operation of the same embodiment.
【図３】本発明１の第２実施例の構成図である。FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention 1.
【図４】本発明２の一実施例の構成図である。FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention 2.
【図５】従来例の構成図である。FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a conventional example.
【符号の説明】 ０１ 有機太陽電池 １ 電極 ２ ｐ型半導体あるいはｎ型半導体 ３ ｎ型半導体あるいはｐ型半導体 ４ 透明電極基板 ５ ガラス １１ 支持台 １２ 固定板[Explanation of reference numerals] 01 organic solar cell 1 electrode 2 p-type semiconductor or n-type semiconductor 3 n-type semiconductor or p-type semiconductor 4 transparent electrode substrate 5 glass 11 support base 12 fixing plate
Claims (2)
陽電池を有する有機太陽電池装置において、上記有機太
陽電池が入射光線に対してその表面が傾斜して設置され
ることを特徴とする有機太陽電池装置。1. An organic solar cell device having an organic solar cell made of an organic thin film exhibiting semiconductor characteristics, wherein the organic solar cell is installed with its surface inclined with respect to incident light rays. Battery device.
て、有機太陽電池が凹凸のある電極基板上に形成されて
なることを特徴とする有機太陽電池装置。2. The organic solar cell device according to claim 1, wherein the organic solar cell is formed on an electrode substrate having irregularities.
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