Autor: |
Mahmoud N Zidan, Tawfik Ismail, Irene S Fahim |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Materials Research Express, Vol 8, Iss 9, p 095508 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2053-1591 |
DOI: |
10.1088/2053-1591/ac2773 |
Popis: |
A blend of poly 3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and [6, 6]-phenyl-C _61 -butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is used as a photoactive layer for simulating a bulk heterojunction organic solar using general-purpose photovoltaic device model (GPVDM) software. The optical and electrical performance of the cell had been analyzed by changing the thickness of each layer and substrate material over a range of operating temperatures from −10 °C to – 40 °C. The flexible device exhibits higher PCE compared to a rigid device. The performance of the device was studied using transient simulation at different operating temperatures showing degradation in overall performance while enhancing the de-trapping of charge carrier and the recombination rate. Despite the increase in the number of absorbed photons while increasing the active layer thickness to 300 nm, a successful conversion of photon energy to electrical energy is not possible at higher thickness. The electrical simulation showed that a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) can be achieved with 220 nm thick active layer while decreasing the thickness of ITO and PEDOT: PSS layers due to minimization of optical losses. |
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