Inverted PTB7-Th:PC71BM organic solar cells with 11.8% PCE via incorporation of gold nanoparticles in ZnO electron transport layer
| Autor: | Rahul Ranjan, Prateek, Belal Usmani, Shailendra Kumar Gupta, Raju Kumar Gupta, Ashish Garg, Kanwar S. Nalwa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Materials science
Organic solar cell Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Open-circuit voltage business.industry 020209 energy Energy conversion efficiency chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Zinc 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Active layer chemistry Colloidal gold 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Optoelectronics General Materials Science 0210 nano-technology business Short circuit Plasmon |
| Zdroj: | Solar Energy. 214:220-230 |
| ISSN: | 0038-092X |
| Popis: | In bulk hetero-junction organic solar cells (BHJOSCs), light absorption can be improved by employing techniques such as plasmonic effects which can lead to improved device efficiencies. In this manuscript, we demonstrate highly efficient devices obtained upon incorporation of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) of size 10–20 nm at various concentrations into solution processed ZnO (zinc oxide) electron transport layers (ETLs). The inverted OSC devices of configuration ITO/ZnO:Au NPs/PTB7-Th:PC71BM/MoO3/Ag show the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) for an optimum concentration of Au NPs (0.05 wt%) in ZnO ETL layer driven by plasmonic effects leading to improved light absorption and improved interface between the active layer and the ETL leading to improved carrier collection. The effects together cause enhancement in the short circuit current density (Jsc) and fill factor (FF) leading to a maximum PCE of 11.8% with an open circuit voltage (Voc), short circuit current density (Jsc), and fill factor (FF) of 0.80 V, 21.75 mAcm−2, and ~68%, respectively. This PCE is 24% higher than the control device (ZnO ETL without Au NPs) and is among the best observed values for widely explored bulk hetero-junction (BHJ) solar cells based on PTB7-Th:PC71BM. |
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