Mechanism for dimethylformamide-treatment of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrene sulfonate) layer to enhance short circuit current of polymer solar cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 115-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Gong ◽  
Hong Bin Yang ◽  
Qun Liang Song ◽  
Zhi Song Lu ◽  
Chang Ming Li
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Styrene Sulfonate ◽  
Poly Styrene Sulfonate

Effects of highly conductive PH1000 anode in combination with ethylene glycol additive and H2SO4 immersion treatments on photovoltaic performance and photostability of polymer solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (36) ◽  
pp. 9734-9741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyong Liu ◽  
Ning Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Transparent Electrode ◽  
Styrene Sulfonate ◽  
Poly Styrene Sulfonate

In this study, we have fabricated efficient polymer solar cells (PSCs) by introducing a highly conductive poly(3,4-ethylene dioxy-thiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PH1000) thin film treated with a combination of ethylene glycol (EG) additive and H2SO4 solution immersion as a transparent electrode (PH1000–EG–H2SO4).

Effect of Crystallinity on the Performance of P3HT/PC70BM/n-Dodecylthiol Polymer Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 136 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidal Abu-Zahra ◽  
Mahmoud Algazzar
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Crystallization Rate ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Avrami Model

In this research, n-dodecylthiol was added to P3HT/PC70BM polymer solar cells (PSCs) to improve the crystallinity of P3HT and enhance the phase separation of P3HT/PC70BM. Crystallinity of P3HT:PC70BM doped with 0–5% by volume of n-dodecylthiol was measured using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques. Both methods showed improvement in crystallinity, which resulted in improving the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of polymer solar cells by 33%. In addition, annealing at 150 °C for 30 min showed further improvement in crystallinity with n-dodecylthiol concentration up to 2%. The highest power conversion efficiency of 3.21% was achieved with polymer crystallites size L of 11.2 nm, after annealing at 150 °C for 30 min under a vacuum atmosphere. The smaller crystallite size suggests a shorter path of the charge carriers between P3HT backbones, which could be beneficial to getting a higher short circuit current in the devices made with the additive. Kinetics study of P3HT:PC70BM crystallinity using Avrami model showed a faster crystallization rate (1/t0.5) at higher temperatures.

scholarly journals Improvement of short circuit current density by intermolecular interaction between polymer backbones for polymer solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Ho Lee ◽  
Min Hee Choi ◽  
Sung Jae Jeon ◽  
Seung Jun Nam ◽  
Yong Won Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Intermolecular Interaction ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density

scholarly journals Fabrication of Hybrid Polymer Solar Cells By Inverted Structure Based on P3HT:PCBM Active Layer

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Shobih Shobih ◽  
Rizky Abdillah ◽  
Erlyta Septa Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Active Layer ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Hybrid Polymer

Hybrid polymer solar cell has privilege than its conventional structure, where it usually has structure of (ITO/PEDOT:PSS/Active Layer/Al). In humid environment the PEDOT:PSS will absorb water and hence can easily etch the ITO. Therefore it is necessary to use an alternative method to avoid this drawback and obtain more stable polymer solar cells, namely by using hybrid polymer solar cells structure with an inverted device architecture from the conventional, by reversing the nature of charge collection. In this paper we report the results of the fabrication of inverted bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells based on P3HT:PCBM as active layer, utilizing ZnO interlayer as buffer layer between the ITO and active layer with a stacked structure of ITO/ZnO/P3HT:PCBM/PEDOT:PSS/Ag. The ZnO interlayer is formed through short route, i.e. by dissolving ZnO nanoparticles powder in chloroform-methanol solvent blend rather than by sol-gel process. Based on the measurement results on electrical characteristics of inverted polymer solar cells under 500 W/m2 illumination and AM 1.5 direct filter at room temperature, cell with annealing process of active layer at 110 °C for 10 minutes results in higher cell performance than without annealing, with an open-circuit voltage of 0.21 volt, a short-circuit current density of 1.33 mA/cm2 , a fill factor of 43.1%, and a power conversion efficiency of 0.22%. The low cell’s performance is caused by very rough surface of ZnO interlayer.

Effect of doping on the short-circuit current and open-circuit voltage of polymer solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (15) ◽  
pp. 154506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhao ◽  
Chunjun Liang ◽  
Mengjie Sun ◽  
Qian Liu ◽  
Fujun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Effect Of Doping

Liquid-crystalline ionic liquids modified conductive polymers as a transparent electrode for indium-free polymer solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (44) ◽  
pp. 22316-22324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuqin Xiao ◽  
Cong Liu ◽  
Lie Chen ◽  
Licheng Tan ◽  
Yiwang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquids ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Conductive Polymers ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Transparent Electrode ◽  
High Conductivity ◽  
Styrene Sulfonate ◽  
Poly Styrene Sulfonate

Ordered microstructure and high conductivity of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly-(styrene sulfonate) films for transparent anode were obtained by liquid-crystalline ionic liquids modification.

Simultaneous Enhancement of Open-Circuit Voltage, Short-Circuit Current Density, and Fill Factor in Polymer Solar Cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (40) ◽  
pp. 4636-4643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhicai He ◽  
Chengmei Zhong ◽  
Xun Huang ◽  
Wai-Yeung Wong ◽  
Hongbin Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Fill Factor ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Open Circuit
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