Optical and electronic properties of MgPc-Ch-diisoQ blend organic thin film as an active layer for photovoltaic cells.

Autor: Alsharif MA; Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., Darwish AAA; Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., Qashou SI; Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan., Alaysuy O; Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., El-Zaidia EFM; Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.; Faculty of Education, Department of Physics, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, Egypt., Al-Ghamdi SA; Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., Sadiq M; Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., Alqurashi RS; Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Al-Baha University, Alaqiq, Saudi Arabia., Al-Abandi MH; Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., Hamdalla TA; Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.; Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Apr 17; Vol. 19 (4), pp. e0299079. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 17 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299079
Abstrakt: Organic photovoltaic cells are a promising technology for generating renewable energy from sunlight. These cells are made from organic materials, such as polymers or small molecules, and can be lightweight, flexible, and low-cost. Here, we have created a novel mixture of magnesium phthalocyanine (MgPc) and chlorophenyl ethyl diisoquinoline (Ch-diisoQ). A coating unit has been utilized in preparing MgPc, Ch-diisoQ, and MgPc-Ch-diisoQ films onto to FTO substrate. The MgPc-Ch-diisoQ film has a spherical and homogeneous surface morphology with a grain size of 15.9 nm. The optical absorption of the MgPc-Ch-diisoQ film was measured, and three distinct bands were observed at 800-600 nm, 600-400 nm, and 400-250 nm, with a band gap energy of 1.58 eV. The current density-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements were performed to analyze the photoelectric properties of the three tested cells. The forward current density obtained from our investigated blend cell is more significant than that for each material by about 22%. The photovoltaic parameters (Voc, Isc, and FF) of the MgPc-Ch-diisoQ cell were found to be 0.45 V, 2.12 μA, and 0.4, respectively. We believe that our investigated MgPc-Ch-diisoQ film will be a promising active layer in organic solar cells.
Competing Interests: The authors state that they have no known competing financial interests or personal ties that could have influenced the research presented in this study.
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