The first depleted heterojunction TiO2–MOF-based solar cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (71) ◽  
pp. 10210-10213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandr V. Vinogradov ◽  
Haldor Zaake-Hertling ◽  
Evamarie Hey-Hawkins ◽  
Alexandr V. Agafonov ◽  
G. A. Seisenbaeva ◽  
...  

A single-step hydrothermal synthesis of a TiO2–Mil-125 composite was applied for the first time to produce a depleted perovskite/TiO2–MOF heterojunction solar cell with 6.4% power conversion efficiency.

Solar RRL ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 1700017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Jianmin Li ◽  
Guoshun Jiang ◽  
Weifeng Liu ◽  
Shangfeng Yang ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.bdelkader Hima

Perovskite-based solar cell technologies have been a very attractive area of research in recent years. Organic-inorganic perovskite materials are in an increased evolution in power conversion efficiency. Inorganic materials have been tested at the laboratory level but their power conversion efficiency is still limited. In this paper, we used the GPVDM software to study the effect of some parameters on power conversion efficiency in a planar heterojunction solar cell based on CH3NH3PbI3 as an absorbing layer. The modifications were made by considering layers of perovskite without defects. The results show that the efficiency of the power conversion can be improved by adjusting layer thickness; in our case power conversion efficiency was increased from 9.96 % to 12.9 %.


2013 ◽  
Vol 832 ◽  
pp. 399-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazlinashatul Suhaidah Zahid ◽  
Puteri Sarah Mohamad Saad ◽  
Musa Mohamed Zahidi ◽  
Mohamad Rusop Mahmood

Bulk heterojunction solar cell has received significant attention over the past decade due to low cost power generation and the potential to develop a clean renewable energy source [. We investigated the effect of different type of metal cathodes on the power conversion efficiency of bulk heterojunction solar cell based on a blend of conjugated polymer poly [2-methoxy 5-(2-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV) with titanium dioxide (TiO2). In this case of study, Aluminum (Al) and gold (Au) has been chosen as the metal cathode due to the difference of work function and their wide application in hybrid solar cell. We show that the choice of metal cathode plays a role in determining overall device efficiency through their impact on short-circuit current, open circuit voltage and fill factor due to the influence of work function. It is found that the device employing Al metal cathode which has low work function is showing a comparable performance to the Au metal electrode with fill factor of over 20 % and a power conversion efficiency of 3.3x10-3 %. Overall it is demonstrated that the matching between the work function of the cathode and photoactive layer MEH-PPV: TiO2 is the most important factor towards best bulk heterojunction solar cell performance.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (37) ◽  
pp. 30978-30985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enzhu Li ◽  
Ying Guo ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
...  

A novel preheating method was used in preparing perovskite films ,which results in synchronized improvements in photovoltage (Voc), photocurrent (Jsc) and fill factor (FF) lead to ~25% enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE).


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Wageh ◽  
Mahfoudh Raïssi ◽  
Thomas Berthelot ◽  
Matthieu Laurent ◽  
Didier Rousseau ◽  
...  

AbstractPoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) mixed with single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) (10:1) and doped with (0.1 M) perchloric acid (HClO4) in a solution-processed film, working as an excellent thin transparent conducting film (TCF) in organic solar cells, was investigated. This new electrode structure can be an outstanding substitute for conventional indium tin oxide (ITO) for applications in flexible solar cells due to the potential of attaining high transparency with enhanced conductivity, good flexibility, and good durability via a low-cost process over a large area. In addition, solution-processed vanadium oxide (VOx) doped with a small amount of PEDOT-PSS(PH1000) can be applied as a hole transport layer (HTL) for achieving high efficiency and stability. From these viewpoints, we investigate the benefit of using printed SWNTs-PEDOT-PSS doped with HClO4 as a transparent conducting electrode in a flexible organic solar cell. Additionally, we applied a VOx-PEDOT-PSS thin film as a hole transporting layer and a blend of PTB7 (polythieno[3,4-b] thiophene/benzodithiophene): PC71BM (phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester) as an active layer in devices. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were applied as an electron transport layer and Ag was used as the top electrode. The proposed solar cell structure showed an enhancement in short-circuit current, power conversion efficiency, and stability relative to a conventional cell based on ITO. This result suggests a great carrier injection throughout the interfacial layer, high conductivity and transparency, as well as firm adherence for the new electrode.


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