Terminal alkyl substitution in an A–D–A-type nonfullerene acceptor: simultaneous improvements in the open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current for efficient indoor power generation

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (45) ◽  
pp. 23894-23905
Author(s):  
Hwa Sook Ryu ◽  
Hyun Gyeong Lee ◽  
Sang-Chul Shin ◽  
Jooho Park ◽  
Sang Hyeon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Charge Mobility ◽  
Alkyl Substitution ◽  
Nonfullerene Acceptor

Terminal alkyl substituents in IDIC nonfullerene acceptors improve light absorption, crystalline packing and charge mobility in films.

A naphthodithiophene-based nonfullerene acceptor for high-performance polymer solar cells with a small energy loss

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (19) ◽  
pp. 6513-6520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingliang Dong ◽  
Qing Guo ◽  
Qi Liu ◽  
Lei Zhu ◽  
Xia Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Small Energy ◽  
High Performance Polymer ◽  
Nonfullerene Acceptor

A new non-fullerene acceptor named NTO-4F is developed. The optimal PSC based on PM6:NTO-4F achieves a PCE of 11.5% with simultaneously high open-circuit voltage of 0.99 V and short-circuit current density of 19.1 mA cm−2.

Online current-sensorless estimator for PV open circuit voltage and short circuit current

Solar Energy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 198-210
Author(s):  
Ahsan Nadeem ◽  
Hadeed Ahmed Sher ◽  
Ali Faisal Murtaza ◽  
Nisar Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Current Sensorless

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 Direct AFM-based nanoscale mapping and tomography of open-circuit voltages for photovoltaics

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 1802-1808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Atamanuk ◽  
Justin Luria ◽  
Bryan D Huey
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Photovoltaic Properties ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Individual Grains

The nanoscale optoelectronic properties of materials can be especially important for polycrystalline photovoltaics including many sensor and solar cell designs. For thin film solar cells such as CdTe, the open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current are especially critical performance indicators, often varying between and even within individual grains. A new method for directly mapping the open-circuit voltage leverages photo-conducting AFM, along with an additional proportional-integral-derivative feedback loop configured to maintain open-circuit conditions while scanning. Alternating with short-circuit current mapping efficiently provides complementary insight into the highly microstructurally sensitive local and ensemble photovoltaic performance. Furthermore, direct open-circuit voltage mapping is compatible with tomographic AFM, which additionally leverages gradual nanoscale milling by the AFM probe essentially for serial sectioning. The two-dimensional and three-dimensional results for CdTe solar cells during in situ illumination reveal local to mesoscale contributions to PV performance based on the order of magnitude variations in photovoltaic properties with distinct grains, at grain boundaries, and for sub-granular planar defects.

scholarly journals Prediction of Solar Irradiance Based on Artificial Neural Networks

Inventions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed I. Hameed ◽  
Baha A. Sawadi ◽  
Safa J. Al-Kamil ◽  
Mohammed S. Al-Radhi ◽  
Yasir I. A. Al-Yasir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Solar Irradiance ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Pv Module ◽  
Artificial Neural

Prediction of solar irradiance plays an essential role in many energy systems. The objective of this paper is to present a low-cost solar irradiance meter based on artificial neural networks (ANN). A photovoltaic (PV) mathematical model of 50 watts and 36 cells was used to extract the short-circuit current and the open-circuit voltage of the PV module. The obtained data was used to train the ANN to predict solar irradiance for horizontal surfaces. The strategy was to measure the open-circuit voltage and the short-circuit current of the PV module and then feed it to the ANN as inputs to get the irradiance. The experimental and simulation results showed that the proposed method could be utilized to achieve the value of solar irradiance with acceptable approximation. As a result, this method presents a low-cost instrument that can be used instead of an expensive pyranometer.

Inkjet Printing Technology for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 1767-1770
Author(s):  
Yu Li Lin ◽  
Cheng Yi Hsu ◽  
Chang Lun Tai
Keyword(s):  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Tio2 Particles ◽  
Ito Glass ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Pet Substrate

The task of this study is to prepare the TiO2 film electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) on ITO PET substrate using a general jet-printer. The results were compared with that obtained using ITO glass substrate. In this study, the dispersion of TiO2 slurry was manipulated by changing the pH value of the solution to avoid agglomeration of TiO2 particles. The average TiO2 particles used in this study were measured about 130nm. The experimental results show that it has the best performance when the thickness of the TiO2 film was about 10μm. In ITO glass substrate, the measured short circuit current was about 5.03mA, the open circuit voltage was measured to be 0.65V. In ITO-PET substrate, the measured short circuit current was about 2.73mA, the open circuit voltage was measured to be 0.68V.

Optical Simulation and Investigation of the Effect of Hysteresis on the Perovskite Solar Cells

NANO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 1950127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhad Jahantigh ◽  
S. M. Bagher Ghorashi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer

Perovskite solar cells have recently been considered to be an auspicious candidate for the advancement of future photovoltaic research. A power conversion efficiency (PCE) as high as 22% has been reported to be reached, which can be obtained through an inexpensive and high-throughput solution process. Modeling and simulation of these cells can provide deep insights into their fundamental mechanism of performance. In this paper, two different perovskite solar cells are designed by using COMSOL Multiphysics to optimize the thickness of each layer and the overall thickness of the cell. Electric potential, electron and hole concentrations, generation rate, open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current and the output power were calculated. Finally, PCEs of 20.7% and 26.1% were predicted. Afterwards, according to the simulation results, the role of the hole transport layer (HTL) was investigated and the optimum thickness of the perovskite was measured to be 200[Formula: see text]nm for both cells. Therefore, the spin coating settings are selected so that a coating with this thickness for cell 1 is deposited. In order to compare the performance of HTM layer, solar cells with a Spiro-OMeTAD HTM and without the HTM layer in their structure were fabricated. According to the obtained photovoltaic properties, the solar cell made with Spiro-OMeTAD has a more favorable open-circuit voltage ([Formula: see text]), short-circuit current density ([Formula: see text]), fill factor (FF) and PCE compared to the cell without the HTM layer. Also, hysteresis depends strongly on the perovskite grain size, because large average grain size will lead to an increase in the grain’s contact surface area and a decrease in the density of grain boundaries. Finally, according to the results, it was concluded that, in the presence of a hole transport layer, ion transfer was better and ion accumulation was less intense, and therefore, the hysteresis decreases.

Preparation of Cu2ZnSnS4 Treated with Post-Sulfurization in a Sulfur Vapor Atmosphere

2011 ◽  
Vol 239-242 ◽  
pp. 642-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Yen Yeh ◽  
Dong Sing Wuu
Keyword(s):  
Spin Coating ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Sulfur Vapor ◽  
Crystallinity Degree ◽  
Composition Ratios

Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) prepared by sol-gel spin-coating deposition was treated with post-sulfurization in a sulfur vapor atmosphere. The crystallinity degree of the CZTS could be significantly improved through post-sulfurization treatment. Granular structures of the CZTS as synthesized at a temperature of over 240 °C and treated with post sulfurization were obtained. The composition ratios of the as-sulfurized CZTS were close to the composition stoichiometry of CZTS with an electrical resistance of ~ 1.7 Ω cm. An as-prepared CZTS based solar cell shows an open-circuit voltage of 300 mV, and a short-circuit current of 2.48 mA cm-2.

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