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A quantum dot-silica composite as an efficient spectral converter in a luminescent down-shifting layer of organic photovoltaic devices
摘要： We developed a gradient quantum dot (QD)@polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-silica composite as a spectral converter to improve light harvesting of the photoactive layer in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices. The spectral converter prepared by a simple sol–gel method served as a luminescent down-shifting (LDS) layer that absorbed ultraviolet and emitted visible light. Re-emitted light energy from the LDS layer appeared within the absorption range of the photoactive donor material of P3HT in the OPV devices. We investigated how the light harvesting ability was affected by the concentration of QD@PVP and the thickness of the LDS layer. The OPV devices with the LDS layer showed increased power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 3.38% to 3.68% compared to pristine OPV devices due to improved incident light transmittance and increased light harvesting.
关键词： spectral converter,organic photovoltaic devices,silica composite,quantum dot,luminescent down-shifting
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Influence of single-walled carbon nanotubes induced exciton dissociation improvement on hybrid organic photovoltaic devices
摘要： Torch-plasma-grown single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are integrated with regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and a fullerene derivative 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl) propyl-1-phenyl[6,6]C61 (PCBM) as a hybrid photoactive layer for bulk heterojunction solar cell devices. We demonstrate that molecular information could be accurately obtained by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry through the hybrid organic photoactive solar cell layers when sputtering is performed using a Cs+ 2000 eV ion source. Furthermore, the photovoltaic (PV) performance of the fabricated devices show an increase in the short-circuit current density (Jsc) and the fill factor (FF) as compared to the pristine devices fabricated without SWCNTs. The best results are obtained with 0.5 wt. % SWCNT loads, where an open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 660 mV is achieved, with a Jsc of 9.95 mA cm?2 and a FF of 54%, leading to a power conversion efficiency of 3.54% (measured at standard test conditions, AM1.5 g). At this optimum SWCNT concentration of 0.5 wt. %, and to further understand the charge-transfer mechanisms taking place at the interfaces of P3HT:PCBM:SWCNT, Jsc is measured with respect to the light intensity and shows a linear dependency (in the double logarithmic scale), which implies that losses in the charge carrier are rather governed by monomolecular recombination. Finally, our results show that our hybrid devices benefit from the fullerene electron accepting nature and from the SWCNT fast electron transportation feature that improve substantially the exciton dissociation efficiency. The influence of the SWCNTs on the Fermi level and the work function of the photoactive composite and its impact on the PV performance is also investigated.
关键词： single-walled carbon nanotubes,bulk heterojunction,PCBM,hybrid organic photovoltaic devices,photovoltaic performance,P3HT,exciton dissociation
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Investigation on voltage loss in organic triplet photovoltaic devices based on Ir complexes
摘要： Voltage losses in singlet material-based organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) have been intensively studied, whereas, only a few investigations on triplet material-based OPVs (T-OPVs) are reported. To investigate the voltage loss in T-OPVs, two homoleptic iridium(III) complexes based on extended p-conjugated benzo[g]phthalazine ligands, Ir(Ftbpa)3 and Ir(FOtbpa)3, are synthesized as sole electron donors. T-OPVs are fabricated by mixing two donors with phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) as an electron acceptor. Insertion of oxygen-bridges as flexible inert d-spacers in Ir(FOtbpa)3 has slightly elevated both the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital and the highest occupied molecular orbital levels compared to those of Ir(Ftbpa)3, which results in a lower charge transfer (CT) state energy (ECT) for Ir(FOtbpa)3-based devices. However, a higher Voc (0.88 V) is observed for Ir(FOtbpa)3-based devices than those of Ir(Ftbpa)3 (0.80 V). To understand the above result, the morphologies of the two blend films are studied, which excludes the influence of morphology. Furthermore, radiative and non-radiative recombination in two devices is quantitatively investigated, which suggests that a higher Voc can be attributed to reduced radiative and non-radiative recombination loss for the Ir(FOtbpa)3-based devices.
关键词： charge transfer state energy,organic photovoltaic devices,triplet material-based OPVs,radiative and non-radiative recombination,iridium(III) complexes,voltage loss
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Highly Efficient Indoor Organic Solar Cells by Voltage Losses Minimization through Fine-tuning of Polymer Structures
摘要： Herein we report a detailed study on the optoelectronic properties, photovoltaic performance, structural conformation, morphology variation, charge carrier mobility and recombination dynamics in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells comprising of a series of donor-acceptor (D-A) conjugated polymers as electron donors based on benzodithiophene (BDT) and 5,8-bis(5-bromothiophen-2-yl)-6,7-difluoro-2,3-bis(3-(octyloxy)phenyl)quinoxaline as a function of the BDT’s thienyl substitution (alkyl (WF3), alkylthio (WF3S) and fluoro (WF3F)). It is manifested the synergistic positive effects of the fluorine substituents on the minimization of the bimolecular recombination losses, the reduction of the series resistances (RS), the increment of the shunt resistances (RSh), the suppression of the trap-assisted recombination losses, the balanced charge transport, the finer nanoscale morphology and the deeper highest occupied molecular orbital (EHOMO) versus the alkyl- and alkylthio- substituents. According to these findings, WF3F:[6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) based-organic photovoltaic (OPV) device is a scarce example that feature a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.34% under 500 lx indoor LED light with a high open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.69 V, due to the suppression of the voltage losses and a PCE of 9.44% at 1-sun (100 mW/cm2) conditions, simultaneously.
关键词： Series and Shunt resistances,Coherence length,Conjugated polymers,Wide-angle X-ray scattering,Organic photovoltaic devices,Recombination losses,Indoor lighting conditions
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Peculiar Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Porphyrin-Fullerene Akamptisomers
摘要： Porphyrin-fullerene dyads are promising candidates for organic photovoltaic devices. Electron transfer (ET) properties of the molecular devices depend significantly on the mutual position of the donor and acceptor. Recently, a new type of molecular isomerism (akamptisomerism) has been discovered. In the present study, we explore how photoinduced ET can be modulated by passing from one akamptisomer to another. To this aim, four akamptisomers of quinoxalinoporphyrin–[60]fullerene complex are selected for the computational study. The most striking finding is that, depending on the isomer, the porphyrin unit in the dyad can act as either electron donor or electron acceptor. Thus, the stereoisomeric diversity allows one to change the direction of ET between the porphyrin and fullerene moieties. To understand the effect of akamptisomerism on the photoinduced ET processes a detailed analysis of initial and final states involved in the ET is performed. The computed rate for charge separation is estimated to be in the region of 1-10 ns-1. The formation of a long-living quinoxalinoporphyrin anion-radical species is predicted.
关键词： quinoxalinoporphyrin–[60]fullerene complex,Porphyrin-fullerene dyads,photoinduced electron transfer,organic photovoltaic devices,akamptisomerism
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Optimizing nanoscale morphology and improving Carrier transport of PCDTBT-PCBM bulk heterojunction by cyclic carboxylate nucleating agents
摘要： In this work, four cyclic carboxylate commercial nucleating agents, bicyclo [2.2.1] heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid disodium salt (HPN-68L), sodium salt of hexahydrophthalic acid (HHPA-Na), sodium benzoate (Be-Na) and calcium salt of hexahydrophthalic acid (HPN-20E) were respectively added into poly[N-9’-heptadecanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4’,7’-di-2-thienyl-2’,1’,3’ benzothiadi-azole)] (PCDTBT)-[6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blend. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV-vis measurements indicate that the addition of carboxylic acid sodium salts can effectively optimize the morphology of active layer, decrease the phase domain size and increase the optical absorption intensity of PCDTBT-PCBM blends. The PCDTBT-PCBM-additive ternary devices were fabricated and found that adding carboxylic acid sodium salts can improve the hole mobility, balance the hole and electron mobility and finally increase the power conversion efficiency (PCE). Fixed the additive content as 5%, the modulation ability of the bicyclic dicarboxylic acid sodium salt HPN-68L is best, monocyclic dicarboxylic acid sodium salt HHPA-Na comes second, monocyclic carboxylic acid sodium salt Be-Na is worst. The addition of carboxylic acid calcium salt HPN-20E has no effects on the morphology and optical absorption intensity of the PCDTBT-PCBM blend, and the photoelectric properties of PCDTBT-PCBM-HPN-20E ternary device decreases in comparison with those of pristine PCDTBT-PCBM binary device. The modulation ability of cyclic carboxylate is related to its surface free energy and its location in the PCDTBT-PCBM blend. HPN-68L locates in the interfacial region between PCDTBT and PCBM, other cyclic carboxylates locates in the PCBM. Our finding suggests the addition of cyclic carboxylic acid sodium salts can be a facile approach to optimize the morphology and increase the electrical properties of organic materials for future development of organic photovoltaic devices.
关键词： PCDTBT-PCBM bulk heterojunction,carrier transport,organic photovoltaic devices,cyclic carboxylate nucleating agents,nanoscale morphology
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46