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Conference Paper: Nanocomposite solar cells - Influence of particle concentration, size and shape on the device performance

TitleNanocomposite solar cells - Influence of particle concentration, size and shape on the device performance
Authors
KeywordsNanocomposite
Organic solar cells
Issue Date2004
PublisherS P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. The Journal's web site is located at http://spie.org/x1848.xml
Citation
Proceedings Of Spie - The International Society For Optical Engineering, 2004, v. 5520, p. 176-183 How to Cite?
AbstractSolar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) :TiO2 nanocomposite films were investigated. We studied the influence of the nanoparticle concentrations and different nanostructures (spherical particles with size ∼5 nm and ∼20-40 nm, and rods with diameter ∼10 nm and length ∼40 nm) on the performance of the nanocomposite solar cells. PL quenching and improved external quantum efficiency (EQE) was observed for all the nanocomposite devices compared to that of pristine P3HT solar cells. However, TiO2 (∼5 nm spheres) and TiO2 rods showed only small improvement in EQE. The small improvement for the 5 nm TiO 2 spheres was attributed to the lack of connectivity of nanoparticles for electron conduction. Therefore, the charge collection efficiency was limited. For TiO2 rods, the tendency of the rods to lie in the plane of substrates also limited the charge conduction and collection in the direction perpendicular to the substrates. Therefore, the improvement of the devices made by these nanoparticles was limited. For TiO2 (20-40 nm spheres) with optimal concentration, external quantum efficiency up to 15% and AM1 power conversion efficiency of 0.42% were obtained. The improvement in the efficiency was related to the improved morphology of the film and was attributed to the formation of percolation paths of TiO2 for electron conduction.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45706
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dc.contributor.authorDjurišić, ABen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChui, PCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, WKen_HK
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dc.description.abstractSolar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) :TiO2 nanocomposite films were investigated. We studied the influence of the nanoparticle concentrations and different nanostructures (spherical particles with size ∼5 nm and ∼20-40 nm, and rods with diameter ∼10 nm and length ∼40 nm) on the performance of the nanocomposite solar cells. PL quenching and improved external quantum efficiency (EQE) was observed for all the nanocomposite devices compared to that of pristine P3HT solar cells. However, TiO2 (∼5 nm spheres) and TiO2 rods showed only small improvement in EQE. The small improvement for the 5 nm TiO 2 spheres was attributed to the lack of connectivity of nanoparticles for electron conduction. Therefore, the charge collection efficiency was limited. For TiO2 rods, the tendency of the rods to lie in the plane of substrates also limited the charge conduction and collection in the direction perpendicular to the substrates. Therefore, the improvement of the devices made by these nanoparticles was limited. For TiO2 (20-40 nm spheres) with optimal concentration, external quantum efficiency up to 15% and AM1 power conversion efficiency of 0.42% were obtained. The improvement in the efficiency was related to the improved morphology of the film and was attributed to the formation of percolation paths of TiO2 for electron conduction.en_HK
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dc.rightsCopyright 2004 Society of Photo‑Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, and modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited. This article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1117/12.558683-
dc.subjectNanocompositeen_HK
dc.subjectOrganic solar cellsen_HK
dc.titleNanocomposite solar cells - Influence of particle concentration, size and shape on the device performanceen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailDjurišić, AB: dalek@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChui, PC: pcchui@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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