Western Faculty Profile: Dr. Giovanni Fanchini

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Tan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Canada Research Chair ◽  
Carbon Based Nanomaterials ◽  
Carbon Based

Dr. Giovanni Fanchini is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Western University. He also holds the Canada Research Chair in Carbon-based Nanomaterials and Nano-optoelectronics. He is currently developing novel organic and carbon-based nanomaterials to increase solar cell performance. Dr. Fanchini teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses in physics as well as supervises undergraduate and graduate students. Vivian Tan, a WURJHNS representative, had the pleasure to interview Dr. Giovanni Fanchini to learn more about his career in research.

Experimental and Theoretical Comparable Study of Pure and Zinc Porphyrin Surface Modified ZnO Nanorod Arrays for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 114-119
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Hybrid Solar Cell ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Annealing Effects ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Surface Modified

Experimental and theoretical study Porphyrin-grafted ZnO nanowire arrays were investigated for organic/inorganic hybrid solar cell applications. Two types of porphyrin – Tetra (4-carboxyphenyle) TCPP and meso-Tetraphenylporphine (Zinc-TPP)were used to modify the nanowire surfaces. The vertically aligned nanowires with porphyrin modifications were embedded in graphene-enriched poly (3-hexylthiophene) [G-P3HT] for p-n junction nanowire solar cells. Surface grafting of ZnO nanowires was found to improve the solar cell efficiency. There are different effect for the two types of porphyrin as results of Zn existing. Annealing effects on the solar cell performance were investigated by heating the devices up to 225 °C in air. It was found that the cell performance was significantly degraded after annealing. The degradation was attributed to the polymer structural change at high temperature as evidenced by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements.

scholarly journals Improvement of organic solar cell performance by multiple plasmonic excitations using mixed-silver nanoprisms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apichat Phengdaam ◽  
Supeera Nootchanat ◽  
Ryousuke Ishikawa ◽  
Chutiparn Lertvachirapaiboon ◽  
Kazunari Shinbo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Silver Nanoprisms
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