Applications of organic solar cells in wearable electronics
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Recently, wearable electronic devices have been drawing considerable interest because of their versatility in a wide range of applications, including motion detection, smart clothing, and health surveillance. Maintaining an adequate power supply is a critical factor in ensuring the continuous operation of wearable electronics. Organic solar cells (OSCs), with advantages that include high flexibility, portability, and low-cost solution-based processing, have achieved power conversion efficiencies of more than 19% and can thus serve as self-powered sources for sustainably powered wearable electronics. In this review, we outline the use of OSCs in wearable electronics, encompassing recent progress in the development of flexible OSCs, semitransparent OSCs, and scalable manufacturing techniques for OSCs. Additionally, we propose challenges for the development of specific OSCs to power wearable electronics.
Source: Wearable electronics.
Authors: Juanyong Wan, Ruopeng Zhang, Yaowen Li, Yongfang Li
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid:
Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Soochow University, Jiangsu Science and Technology Department, Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
OpenAlex ID: W4396854732