Comparison of Hybrid Blends for Solar Cell Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
Device assembly* | FF/% | Voc/V | Isc/A/cm2 | Eff/% |
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PTPA | 29 | –0.16 | 0.7 × 10−4 | 0.002 |
PTPA/PA | 28 | –0.11 | 0.6 × 10−4 | 0.001 |
PTPA/PEDOT | 30 | –0.23 | 1.0 × 10−4 | 0.007 |
PTPA/PEDOT/PA | 30 | –0.19 | 1.2 × 10−4 | 0.006 |
P3HT | 36 | –0.75 | 1.5 × 10−4 | 0.03 |
P3HT/PA | 41 | –0.77 | 2.0 × 10−4 | 0.11 |
P3HT/PEDOT | 28 | –0.37 | 2.5 × 10−4 | 0.03 |
P3HT/PEDOT/PA | 37 | –0.48 | 6.3 × 10−4 | 0.11 |
2.1. Comparison of PTPA and P3HT under Different Conditions
Device assembly | 0 min | 15 min | 30 min | 60 min | 90 min |
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Eff. (%)*P3HT/PA | 0.102 | 0.056 | 0.027 | 0.011 | 0.007 |
Eff. (%)*PTPA | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.009 | 0.007 | 0.006 |
2.2. Further Improvement of P3HT/TiO2 Blend Devices
Device assembly* | FF /% | Voc/ V | Isc/ A/cm2 | Eff /% |
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P3HT/PA | 31 | –0.33 | 1.5 × 10−3 | 0.22 |
P3HT/Annealed/PA | 29 | –0.29 | 4.8 × 10−4 | 0.04 |
P3HT/Annealed | 30 | –0.36 | 4.5 × 10−4 | 0.05 |
P3HT | 31 | –0.35 | 1.3 × 10−3 | 0.13 |
3. Experimental Section
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Lechmann, M.C.; Koll, D.; Kessler, D.; Theato, P.; Tremel, W.; Gutmann, J.S. Comparison of Hybrid Blends for Solar Cell Application. Energies 2010, 3, 301-312. https://doi.org/10.3390/en3030301
Lechmann MC, Koll D, Kessler D, Theato P, Tremel W, Gutmann JS. Comparison of Hybrid Blends for Solar Cell Application. Energies. 2010; 3(3):301-312. https://doi.org/10.3390/en3030301
Chicago/Turabian StyleLechmann, Maria C., Dominik Koll, Daniel Kessler, Patrick Theato, Wolfgang Tremel, and Jochen S. Gutmann. 2010. "Comparison of Hybrid Blends for Solar Cell Application" Energies 3, no. 3: 301-312. https://doi.org/10.3390/en3030301