Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application

As a clean and renewable energy source, the development of the organics solar cells is very promising due to the inorganic solar cell inconvenient production process and material shortness. In this work, P3HT: PCBM bulk-heterojunction devices were produced by spin coating organic layers onto I...

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Main Author: Abdul Talib, Yuraimy Yakimin
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description As a clean and renewable energy source, the development of the organics solar cells is very promising due to the inorganic solar cell inconvenient production process and material shortness. In this work, P3HT: PCBM bulk-heterojunction devices were produced by spin coating organic layers onto ITO coated glass in air, and deposited it with an Au layer as top metal electrode. Inverted devices were fabricated with and without PEDOT:PSS. Then, several attempts have been conducted to improve power conversion efficiency by optimizing different thicknesses of the interlayer between active layer and metal. Power conversion efficiency, short circuit current, open circuit voltage and fill factor were measured on all produced devices. In contrast, the devices with 50 nm thickness of PEDOT: PSS layer showed as better solar cell with 0.0394% efficiency compared to the devices without PEDOT:PSS. As a result, introduction of PEDOT:PSS layer on active layer improves hole collection at the metal / active layer interface.
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spelling uthm-17022021-10-04T08:44:30Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1702/ Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application Abdul Talib, Yuraimy Yakimin TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TK2896-2985 Production of electricity by direct energy conversion As a clean and renewable energy source, the development of the organics solar cells is very promising due to the inorganic solar cell inconvenient production process and material shortness. In this work, P3HT: PCBM bulk-heterojunction devices were produced by spin coating organic layers onto ITO coated glass in air, and deposited it with an Au layer as top metal electrode. Inverted devices were fabricated with and without PEDOT:PSS. Then, several attempts have been conducted to improve power conversion efficiency by optimizing different thicknesses of the interlayer between active layer and metal. Power conversion efficiency, short circuit current, open circuit voltage and fill factor were measured on all produced devices. In contrast, the devices with 50 nm thickness of PEDOT: PSS layer showed as better solar cell with 0.0394% efficiency compared to the devices without PEDOT:PSS. As a result, introduction of PEDOT:PSS layer on active layer improves hole collection at the metal / active layer interface. 2014-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1702/1/24p%20YURAIMY%20YAKIMIN%20ABDUL%20TALIB.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1702/2/YURAIMY%20YAKIMIN%20ABDUL%20TALIB%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1702/3/YURAIMY%20YAKIMIN%20ABDUL%20TALIB%20WATERMARK.pdf Abdul Talib, Yuraimy Yakimin (2014) Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application. Masters thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TK2896-2985 Production of electricity by direct energy conversion
Abdul Talib, Yuraimy Yakimin
Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application
title Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application
title_full Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application
title_fullStr Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application
title_short Optimization of PEDOT: PSS thin film for organic solar cell application
title_sort optimization of pedot: pss thin film for organic solar cell application
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TK2896-2985 Production of electricity by direct energy conversion
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http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1702/1/24p%20YURAIMY%20YAKIMIN%20ABDUL%20TALIB.pdf
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1702/2/YURAIMY%20YAKIMIN%20ABDUL%20TALIB%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1702/3/YURAIMY%20YAKIMIN%20ABDUL%20TALIB%20WATERMARK.pdf