Design, Electrical, and Optical Modelling of Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cell

Autor: Muhammad Ali, Ahmed Shuja, Ahsan Baig, Erum Jamil, Muhammad Amjad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Photoenergy, Vol 2018 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1110-662X
1687-529X
DOI: 10.1155/2018/9465262
Popis: The energy scenario today is focused on the development and usage of solar cells, especially in the paradigm of clean energy. To readily create electron and hole pairs, solar cells utilize either photoactive or photosensitive components. A bulk heterojunction (BHJ) is a nanolayer consisting of donor and acceptor components with a large interpenetrated acceptor and donor contact area. In this context, a mix of P3HT and PCBM offers novelty for its use as an acceptor as well as a donor. In the work presented here, we address the mechanism of modelling and characterization of a BHJ-based polymer solar cell. Here, a new design of BHJ polymer solar cells have been designed, modelled, using Silvaco TCAD in the Organic Solar module, and matched with an already assembled device having similar features. Using this model, we have been able to estimate key parameters for the modelled devices, such as the short-circuit current density, open-circuit voltage, and fill factor with less than 0.25 error index compared to the fabricated counterpart, paving the way for fabless polymer solar cell design and optimization.
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