Organic Solar Cells Based on Evaporated Planar and Bulk Heterojunctions of a PPVpentamer and C60

2001 ◽  
Vol 708 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Geens ◽  
T. Aernouts ◽  
J. Poortmans ◽  
G. Hadziioannou
Keyword(s):  
Substrate Temperature ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Organic Films ◽  
Organic Layer ◽  
Donor And Acceptor ◽  
Planar Heterojunction

ABSTRACTThe technique of vacuum evaporation has been applied to deposit organic photovoltaic active layers. The five-ring PPV-type oligomer 2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-bis((4',4”-bisstyryl)styrylbenzene) (MEH-OPV5) and C60 act as respectively donor and acceptor materials in planar heterojunction (MEH-OPV5/C60) and bulk heterojunction (MEH-OPV5:C60) devices. These devices were fabricated with ITO/PEDOT:PSS bottom electrodes and Al top contacts. The performance of both solar cell configurations has been compared. It was found that under AM1.5 illumination the MEH-OPV5/C60 cells exhibit a higher open-circuit voltage (∼ 1.00 V) than the MEH-OPV5:C60 devices (∼ 0.92 V). On the other hand, the limited exciton diffusion length in these materials was reflected in the lower short-circuit current density of the planar heterojunction cells as compared to the bulk heterojunction structures. Overall AM1.5 power conversion efficiencies reaching 2 % are reported. Also the influence of the organic layer thickness and the substrate temperature during deposition on the device performance has been addressed. Thick organic films generally induce a high series resistance that limits both the short-circuit current density and the fill factor. An elevated substrate temperature during deposition of the MEH-OPV5:C60 layers onto ITO/PEDOT:PSS led to the formation of nucleated islands of 100 - 150 nm diameter with holes in between. As a result, no reliable photovoltaic devices could be realized with such organic films. AFM analysis and spectral response measurements supported these findings.

Optimum driving energy for achieving balanced open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current density in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (47) ◽  
pp. 29866-29875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenchao Yang ◽  
Yao Yao ◽  
Pengfei Guo ◽  
Haibin Sun ◽  
Yongsong Luo
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Device Model

Device model calculations show that balanced Jsc and Voc can be achieved at an optimum driving energy of 0.2 eV.

High Short-Circuit Current Density via Integrating the Perovskite and Ternary Organic Bulk Heterojunction

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 2535-2536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Chen ◽  
Huiliang Sun ◽  
Qin Hu ◽  
Aleksandra B. Djurišić ◽  
Thomas P. Russell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density

High short-circuit current density in a non-toxic Bi2S3 Quantum dot sensitized solar cell

2021 ◽  
pp. 100783
Author(s):  
Christopher Rosiles-Perez ◽  
Sirak Sidhik ◽  
Luis Ixtilico-Cortés ◽  
Fernando Robles-Montes ◽  
Tzarara López-Luke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density

IMPROVING STABILITY OF CHLOROPHYLL AS NATURAL DYE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS

2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainal Arifin ◽  
Sudjito Soeparman ◽  
Denny Widhiyanuriyawan ◽  
Suyitno Suyitno ◽  
Argatya Tara Setyaji
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Natural dyes have attracted much researcher’s attention due to their low-cost production, simple synthesis processes and high natural abundance. However the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based natural dyes have higher tendency to degradation. This article reports on the enhancement of performance and stability of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using natural dyes. The natural dyes were extracted from papaya leaves by ethanol solvent at a temperature of 50 °C. Then the extracted dyes were isolated and modified into Mg-chlorophyll using column chromatography. Mg-chlorophyll was then synthesized into Fe-chlorophyll to improve stability. The natural dyes were characterized using ultraviolet-visible spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. The performance of DSSCs was tested using a solar simulator. The results showed the open-circuit voltage, the short-circuit current density, and the efficiency of the extracted papaya leaves-based DSSCs to be 325 mV, 0.36 mA/cm2, and 0.07%, respectively. Furthermore, the DSSCs with purified chlorophyll provide high open-circuit voltage of 425 mV and short-circuit current density of 0.45 mA/cm2. The use of Fe-chlorophyll for sensitizing the DSSCs increases the efficiency up to 2.5 times and the stability up to two times. The DSSCs with Fe-chlorophyll dyes provide open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, and efficiency of 500 mV, 0.62 mA/cm2, and 0.16%, respectively. Further studies to improve the current density and stability of natural dye-based DSSCs along with an improvement in the anchor between dyes and semiconducting layers are required.

scholarly journals Delineating the enhanced efficiency of carbon nanomaterials including the hierarchical architecture of the photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 2964-2970
Author(s):  
Venkatesan Srinivasan ◽  
Jagadeeswari Sivanadanam ◽  
Kothandaraman Ramanujam ◽  
Mariadoss Asha Jhonsi
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
Carbon Nanomaterials ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Hierarchical Architecture ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The inclusion of CNMs together with TiO2 enhanced the short circuit current density by 31% and power conversion efficiency (PCE) by 46% compared to the CNM-free DSSCs.

scholarly journals Разработка и исследование туннельных p-i-n-диодов GaAs/AlGaAs для многопереходных преобразователей мощного лазерного излучения

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
В.С. Калиновский ◽  
Е.В. Контрош ◽  
Г.В. Климко ◽  
С.В. Иванов ◽  
В.С. Юферев ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Tunnel Diode ◽  
Tunnel Diodes ◽  
Tunnel Current ◽  
Type Layer ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Current Voltage Characteristics

Fabrication of connecting tunnel diodes with high peak tunnel current density exceeding the short-circuit current density of photoactive p−n junctions is an important task in development of multi-junction III−V photovoltaic converters of high-power optical radiation. Based on the results of a numerical simulation of tunnel diode current−voltage characteristics, a method is suggested for raising the peak tunnel current density by connecting a thin undoped i-type layer with thickness of several nanometers between the degenerate layers of a tunnel diode. The method of molecular-beam epitaxy was used to grow p−i−n GaAs/Al0.2Ga0.8As structures of connecting tunnel diodes with peak tunnel current density of up to 200A/cm2 .

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