Study of Ruthenium Complex Sensitizer and Gold Nanoparticles Doped Flexible Organic Solar Cells

This work presents a flexible organic solar cell with a structure for ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PCBM+ruthenium complex sensitizer and Au nanoparticles on a flexible substrate. The process and thickness of the PEDOT:PSS hole transport layer and P3HT:PCBM active layer were optimized. A ruthenium complex sensitizer and Au nanoparticles were then introduced into the P3HT:PCBM active layer to improve the performance of solar cells. For the ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PCBM+ruthenium complex sensitizer and Au nanoparticles structure on a flexible polyimide (PI) substrate under 0.1 and 1 sun conditions, the measured short-circuit current density (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF), and efficiency (η) are 3.89 and 9.67 mA/cm2, 0.45 and 0.45 V, 0.266 and 0.232, and 4.65 and 1.01%, respectively.

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The effect of gold quantum dots/grating-coupled surface plasmons in inverted organic solar cells

Royal Society Open Science ◽

10.1098/rsos.210022 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Kulrisa Kuntamung ◽

Patrawadee Yaiwong ◽

Chutiparn Lertvachirapaiboon ◽

Ryousuke Ishikawa ◽

Kazunari Shinbo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Uv Light ◽

Short Circuit ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Hole Transport Layer ◽

Management Approach ◽

Near Ultraviolet

We studied the effect of gold quantum dots (AuQDs)/grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance (GC-SPR) in inverted organic solar cells (OSCs). AuQDs are located within a GC-SPR evanescent field in inverted OSCs, indicating an interaction between GC-SPR and AuQDs' quantum effects, subsequently giving rise to improvement in the performance of inverted OSCs. The fabricated solar cell device comprises an ITO/TiO 2 /P3HT : PCBM/PEDOT : PSS : AuQD/silver grating structure. The AuQDs were loaded into a hole transport layer (PEDOT : PSS) of the inverted OSCs to increase absorption in the near-ultraviolet (UV) light region and to emit visible light into the neighbouring photoactive layer, thereby achieving light-harvesting improvement of the device. The grating structures were fabricated on P3HT:PCBM layers using a nanoimprinting technique to induce GC-SPR within the inverted OSCs. The AuQDs incorporated within the strongly enhanced GC-SPR evanescent electric field on metallic nanostructures in the inverted OSCs improved the short-circuit current and the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. In comparison with the reference OSC and OSCs with only green AuQDs or only metallic grating, the developed device indicates enhancement of up to 16% power conversion efficiency. This indicates that our light management approach allows for greater light utilization of the OSCs because of the synergistic effect of G-AuQDs and GC-SPR.

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Au nanoparticles on ultrathin MoS2sheets for plasmonic organic solar cells

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c4ta03178d ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (36) ◽

pp. 14798-14806 ◽

Cited By ~ 83

Author(s):

Xi Yang ◽

Wenqing Liu ◽

Min Xiong ◽

Yingying Zhang ◽

Tao Liang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gold Nanoparticles ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Molybdenum Disulfide ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Au Nanoparticles ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Hole Transport Layer ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

20 Nm

A novel hole transport layer (HTL) composed of ultrathin two-dimensional, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) sheets decorated with 20 nm gold nanoparticles (NPs) (MoS2@Au) was developed to make use of plasmonics for organic solar cells (OSCs).

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Study of Nanostructured Polymeric Composites Used for Organic Light Emitting Diodes and Organic Solar Cells

Journal of Nanomaterials ◽

10.1155/2012/190290 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Nguyen Nang Dinh ◽

Do Ngoc Chung ◽

Tran Thi Thao ◽

David Hui

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Light Emitting Diodes ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Organic Light Emitting Diodes ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Nanocomposite Films ◽

Hole Transport Layer ◽

Light Emitting ◽

Organic Light

Polymeric nanocomposite films from PEDOT and MEH-PPV embedded with surface modified TiO2nanoparticles for the hole transport layer and emission layer were prepared, respectively, for organic emitting diodes (OLEDs). The composite of MEH-PPV+nc-TiO2was used for organic solar cells (OSCs). The characterization of these nanocomposites and devices showed that electrical (I-Vcharacteristics) and spectroscopic (photoluminescent) properties of conjugate polymers were enhanced by the incorporation of nc-TiO2in the polymers. The organic light emitting diodes made from the nanocomposite films would exhibit a larger photonic efficiency and a longer lasting life. For the organic solar cells made from MEH-PPV+nc-TiO2composite, a fill factor reached a value of about 0.34. Under illumination by light with a power density of 50 mW/cm2, the photoelectrical conversion efficiency was about 0.15% corresponding to an open circuit voltageVoc= 0.126 V and a shortcut circuit current densityJsc= 1.18 mA/cm2.

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Graphdiyne oxide modified nano CuO as inorganic hole transport layer for efficient and stable organic solar cells

2D Materials ◽

10.1088/2053-1583/ac2a92 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jianxiao Wang ◽

Le Liu ◽

Min Zhao ◽

Chenyu Han ◽

Xichang Bao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Hole Transport Layer

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Study of nanostructured polymeric composites used for organic light emitting diodes and organic solar cells

World Journal of Engineering ◽

10.1260/1708-5284.9.5.399 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 399-406

Author(s):

Do Chung ◽

Nguyen Dinh ◽

Tran Thao ◽

Nguyen Nam ◽

Tran Trung ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Light Emitting Diodes ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Organic Light Emitting Diodes ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Nanocomposite Films ◽

Hole Transport Layer ◽

Light Emitting ◽

Organic Light

Polymeric nanocomposite films from PEDOT and MEH-PPV embedded with surface modified TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared, respectively for the hole transport layer (HTL) and emission layer (EL) in Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED). The composite of MEH-PPV + nc-TiO2 was used for Organic Solar Cells (OCS). The results from the characterization of the properties of the nanocomposites and devices showed that electrical (I-V characteristics) and spectroscopic (photoluminescent) properties of the conjugate polymers were enhanced due to the incorporation of nc-TiO2 in the polymers. The OLEDs made from the nanocomposite films would exhibit a larger photonic efficiency and a longer lasting life. For the OSC made from MEH-PPV + nc-TiO2 composite, the fill factor (FF) reached a value as high as 0.34. Under illumination of light with a power density of 50 mW/cm2, the photoelectrical conversion efficiency (PEC) was found to be of 0.15% corresponding to an open circuit voltage VOC = 1.15 V and a short-cut circuit current density JSC = 0.125 mA/cm2.

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Significant improvement in the photovoltaic stability of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells by the molecular level interaction of graphene oxide with a PEDOT: PSS composite hole transport layer

Solar Energy ◽

10.1016/j.solener.2018.03.083 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 167 ◽

pp. 24-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Muhammad Hilal ◽

Jeong In Han

Keyword(s):

Graphene Oxide ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Molecular Level ◽

Bulk Heterojunction ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Hole Transport Layer

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The Performance Improvement of Using Hole Transport Layer with Lithium and Cobalt for Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cell

Coatings ◽

10.3390/coatings10040354 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 354

Author(s):

Shaoxi Wang ◽

He Guan ◽

Yue Yin ◽

Chunfu Zhang

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Short Circuit ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Hole Mobility ◽

Short Circuit Current ◽

Short Circuit Current Density ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Hole Transport Layer ◽

Planar Heterojunction

With the continuous development of solar cells, the perovskite solar cells (PSCs), whose hole transport layer plays a vital part in collection of photogenerated carriers, have been studied by many researchers. Interface transport layers are important for efficiency and stability enhancement. In this paper, we demonstrated that lithium (Li) and cobalt (Co) codoped in the novel inorganic hole transport layer named NiOx, which were deposited onto ITO substrates via solution methods at room temperature, can greatly enhance performance based on inverted structures of planar heterojunction PSCs. Compared to the pristine NiOx films, doping a certain amount of Li and Co can increase optical transparency, work function, electrical conductivity and hole mobility of NiOx film. Furthermore, experimental results certified that coating CH3NH3PbIxCl3−x perovskite films on Li and Co- NiOx electrode interlayer film can improve chemical stability and absorbing ability of sunlight than the pristine NiOx. Consequently, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs has a great improvement from 14.1% to 18.7% when codoped with 10% Li and 5% Co in NiOx. Moreover, the short-circuit current density (Jsc) was increased from 20.09 mA/cm2 to 21.7 mA/cm2 and the fill factor (FF) was enhanced from 0.70 to 0.75 for the PSCs. The experiment results demonstrated that the Li and Co codoped NiOx can be a effective dopant to improve the performance of the PSCs.

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Self-Assembled Monolayer Enables Hole Transport Layer-Free Organic Solar Cells with 18% Efficiency and Improved Operational Stability

ACS Energy Letters ◽

10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01421 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. 2935-2944 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Yuanbao Lin ◽

Yuliar Firdaus ◽

Furkan H. Isikgor ◽

Mohamad Insan Nugraha ◽

Emre Yengel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Operational Stability ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Hole Transport Layer ◽

Self Assembled Monolayer ◽

Self Assembled

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

NANO ◽

10.1142/s1793292019501273 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (10) ◽

pp. 1950127 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

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.

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