研究目的
Investigating the static bending and free vibration of the size-dependent organic solar cell (OSC) resting on Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation through the modified strain gradient theory.
研究成果
The study concludes that the classical plate theory (CPT) overestimates the static deflection of the OSC and underestimates the natural frequency due to the negligence of the higher-order gradient tensors. The modified strain gradient theory (MSGT) captures the size-dependency characteristics of the OSC more accurately by incorporating additional dilatation and deviatoric stretch gradient tensors. The size effect results in an increase of the stiffness of the OSC, declining the deflection and increasing the natural frequency. The aspect ratio produces a more prominent effect on both the static bending and free vibration behaviours of the OSC than the length-to-thickness ratio. The elastic foundation can be considered as an effective way to reduce the deflection and rise the natural frequency of the OSC. The Pasternak coefficient works more efficiently than the Winker coefficients. Increasing the thickness of the active layer shows a downward trend in the natural frequency while the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the OSC tends to vary nonlinearly.
研究不足
The study does not specify the experimental equipment and materials used, as it is a theoretical analysis. The material length scale parameter is assumed to be l0 = l1 = l2 = l = 15μm due to the lack of available experimental data for the considered model.