Boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) with meso-perfluorinated alkyl substituents as near infrared donors in organic solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (38) ◽  
pp. 18583-18591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian-yi Li ◽  
Johannes Benduhn ◽  
Yue Li ◽  
Frank Jaiser ◽  
Donato Spoltore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Energy Losses ◽  
Single Junction ◽  
Boron Dipyrromethene

Three furan-fused BODIPYs were synthesized with perfluorinated alkyl substitutes on the meso-C. As NIR absorbers, a PCE of 6.4% was achieved in a single junction organic solar cell with relatively low energy losses.

Boron-Nitrogen Doped Dihydroindeno[1,2-b]fluorene Derivatives as Acceptors in Organic Solar Cells

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Morgan ◽  
Maryam Nazari ◽  
Thomas Pickl ◽  
J. Mikko Rautiainen ◽  
Heikki M. Tuononen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Broad Absorption ◽  
Nitrogen Doped ◽  
Large Depth ◽  
End Products ◽  
Boron Nitrogen ◽  
The Way

The electrophilic borylation of 2,5-diarylpyrazines results in the formation of boron-nitrogen doped dihydroindeno[1,2-<i>b</i>]fluorene which can be synthesized via mildly air-sensitive techniques and the end products handled readily under atmosphereic conditions. Through transmetallation via diarylzinc reagents a series of derivatives were sythesized which show broad absorption profiles that highlight the versatility of this backbone to be used in organic solar cell devices. These compounds can be synthesized in large yields, in alow number of steps and functionalized at many stages along the way providing a large depth of possibilities. Exploratory device paramaters were studied and show PCE of 2%.

Additive-induced Miscibility Regulation and Hierarchical Morphology Enables 17.5% Binary Organic Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Lv ◽  
Hua Tang ◽  
Jiaming Huang ◽  
Cenqi Yan ◽  
Kuan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Charge Trapping ◽  
Free Charge ◽  
Charge Generation ◽  
Low Charge ◽  
Hierarchical Morphology

Due to the barrierless free charge generation, low charge trapping, and high charge mobilities, the PM6:Y6 organic solar cell (OSC) achieves excellent power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.7%. However, the...

Fabrication and characterization of CuPc and PCBM based organic solar cell with metal interlayer

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-420
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ahsan Naveed ◽  
A. Hussain ◽  
K. Islam ◽  
P. Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Silver Layer ◽  
Absorbance Spectrum ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Processing Cost ◽  
Donor Acceptor

Organic solar cells have potential as an alternative to conventional inorganic solar cell due to low processing cost, flexibility and easy fabrication technique. The goal of this paper is to study the characteristics of the CuPc and PCBM based organic solar cell by introducing a thin layer of Ag at the interface of donor (CuPc) and Acceptor (PCBM), their photovoltaic and optical properties were investigated. The heterojunction solar cells with and without silver inter layer were fabricated through thermal deposition in HR vacuum. The OPV solar cells were characterized using current-voltage graphs, absorbance spectrum and Impedance spectroscopy. Impedance spectroscopy was taken to identify the traps using series resistance, parallel resistance, and Impedance spectrums under different frequencies. Optical behaviors of these devices have been investigated with absorbance spectrum. Introducing Ag to interfacing point produced traps and these traps causes to decreased Voc, Isc, FF, and efficiency. The effect of silver layer at donor acceptor interface was studied.

Stability of inverted organic solar cells with ZnO contact layers deposited from precursor solutions

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 592-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley A. MacLeod ◽  
Bertrand J. Tremolet de Villers ◽  
Philip Schulz ◽  
Paul F. Ndione ◽  
Hyungchul Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Phosphonic Acid ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Zinc Acetate ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Interstitial Zinc ◽  
Cell Stability

Interstitial zinc defects in solution-processed ZnO can be mitigated by using a diethylzinc precursor instead of zinc acetate, or by modifying the ZnO surface with a phosphonic acid, resulting in improved organic solar cell stability.

A New End Group on Nonfullerene Acceptors Endows Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Low Energy Losses

2021 ◽  
pp. 2108614
Author(s):  
Youwen Pan ◽  
Xiangjun Zheng ◽  
Jing Guo ◽  
Zeng Chen ◽  
Shuixing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Energy Losses ◽  
End Group

New indolo carbazole-based non-fullerene n-type semiconductors for organic solar cell applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Suman ◽  
Afzal Siddiqui ◽  
M. L. Keshtov ◽  
Ganesh D. Sharma ◽  
Surya Prakash Singh
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Molecular Engineering ◽  
End Groups

In this work, two new indolo-[3,2-b]-carbazole (ICz) core-based non-fullerene acceptors (ICz-Rd2 and ICz-RdCN2) with an A–π–D–π–A backbone were designed, synthesized, and characterized and the influence of molecular engineering on the terminal end groups on their performance in organic solar cells (OSCs) was systematically examined.

Plasmonic organic solar cell employing Au NP:PEDOT:PSS doped rGO

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (30) ◽  
pp. 23892-23899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Joo Lee ◽  
Jae-Yeon Kim ◽  
Abd. Rashid bin Mohd Yusoff ◽  
Jin Jang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Au Nps ◽  
Control Devices ◽  
Comprehensive Study

We report a comprehensive study of the influence of NPs on organic solar cells by introducing Au NPs into OSCs fabricated using PEDOT:PSS:rGO. The PEDOT:PSS:rGO embedded with Au NPs had better Jsc and PCE values than the control devices.

Photovoltaic effect in single-junction organic solar cell fabricated using vanadyl phthalocyanine soluble derivative

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Aziz ◽  
Z. Ahmad ◽  
S.M. Abdullah ◽  
K. Sulaiman ◽  
M.H. Sayyad
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Photovoltaic Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Single Junction ◽  
Coating Technique ◽  
Phthalocyanine Derivative

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the optical and electrical characteristics of a single-junction solar cell based on a green-colour dye vanadyl 2,9,16, 23-tetraphenoxy-29H, 31H-phthalocyanine (VOPcPhO). The use of soluble vanadyl phthalocyanine derivative makes it very attractive for photovoltaic applications due to its tunable properties and high solubility. Design/methodology/approach – A photoactive layer of VOPcPhO has been sandwiched between indium tin oxide (ITO) and aluminium (Al) electrodes to produce a ITO/PEDOT:PSS/VOPcPhO/Al photovoltaic device. The VOPcPhO thin film is deposited by a simple spin coating technique. To obtain the optimal thickness for the solar cell device, different thicknesses of the photoactive layer, achieved by manipulating the spin rate, have been investigated. Findings – The device exhibited photovoltaic effect with the values of Jsc, Voc and FF equal to 5.26 × 10-6 A/cm2, 0.621 V and 0.33, respectively. The electronic parameters of the cell have been obtained from the analysis of current-voltage characteristics measured in dark. The values of ideality factor and barrier height were found to be 2.69 and 0.416 eV, respectively. The optical examination showed that the material is sensitive to light in the UV region between 270 nm and 410 nm, as well as in the visible spectrum within the range of 630 nm and 750 nm. Research limitations/implications – The solar cell based on a single layer of vanadyl phthalocyanine derivative results in low efficiency, which can be enhanced by introducing a variety of donor materials to form bulk heterojunction solar cells. Practical implications – The spin coating technique provides a simple, less expensive and effective approach for preparing thin films. Originality/value – A novel thin-film, single-junction organic solar cell, fabricated by using VOPcPhO, has been investigated for the first time ever. The vanadyl phthalocyanine derivative together with a donor material will have potential application for improved efficiency of the solar cells.

scholarly journals Air-processed active-layer of organic solar cells investigated by conducting AFM for precise defect detection

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (42) ◽  
pp. 24882-24892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjusree S. ◽  
Arya K. R. ◽  
Bikas C. Das
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Active Layer ◽  
Defect Detection ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cell

Current imaging by C-AFM is demonstrated as a very effective tool to probe the defects in the organic solar cell active layer.

scholarly journals A “roller-wheel” Pt-containing small molecule that outperforms its polymer analogs in organic solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 5798-5804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhan He ◽  
Maksim Y. Livshits ◽  
Diane A. Dickie ◽  
Jianzhong Yang ◽  
Rachel Quinnett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Enhanced Crystallinity

“Roller-wheel” shaped Pt-containing molecules display enhanced crystallinity and are better performing organic solar cell materials than conventional small molecules and polymers featuring “dumbbell” shaped structures.

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