Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT:PCBM solar cell performance
A blend of poly 3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and [6, 6]-phenyl-C _61 -butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is used as a photoactive layer for simulating a bulk heterojunction organic solar using general-purpose photovoltaic device model (GPVDM) software. The optical and electrical performance of the cell had...
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| description | A blend of poly 3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and [6, 6]-phenyl-C _61 -butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is used as a photoactive layer for simulating a bulk heterojunction organic solar using general-purpose photovoltaic device model (GPVDM) software. The optical and electrical performance of the cell had been analyzed by changing the thickness of each layer and substrate material over a range of operating temperatures from −10 °C to – 40 °C. The flexible device exhibits higher PCE compared to a rigid device. The performance of the device was studied using transient simulation at different operating temperatures showing degradation in overall performance while enhancing the de-trapping of charge carrier and the recombination rate. Despite the increase in the number of absorbed photons while increasing the active layer thickness to 300 nm, a successful conversion of photon energy to electrical energy is not possible at higher thickness. The electrical simulation showed that a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) can be achieved with 220 nm thick active layer while decreasing the thickness of ITO and PEDOT: PSS layers due to minimization of optical losses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03f0f4a070a54c0fa33123f3eec426a92023-08-09T15:55:53ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912021-01-018909550810.1088/2053-1591/ac2773Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT:PCBM solar cell performanceMahmoud N Zidan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2524-2706Tawfik Ismail1Irene S Fahim2Industrial Engineering, Smart Engineering Systems Research Center (SESC), Nile University , Giza 12677, EgyptIntelligent Networks Center (WINC), Nile University , Giza 12677, Egypt; National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University , Giza 12613, EgyptIndustrial Engineering, Smart Engineering Systems Research Center (SESC), Nile University , Giza 12677, EgyptA blend of poly 3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and [6, 6]-phenyl-C _61 -butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is used as a photoactive layer for simulating a bulk heterojunction organic solar using general-purpose photovoltaic device model (GPVDM) software. The optical and electrical performance of the cell had been analyzed by changing the thickness of each layer and substrate material over a range of operating temperatures from −10 °C to – 40 °C. The flexible device exhibits higher PCE compared to a rigid device. The performance of the device was studied using transient simulation at different operating temperatures showing degradation in overall performance while enhancing the de-trapping of charge carrier and the recombination rate. Despite the increase in the number of absorbed photons while increasing the active layer thickness to 300 nm, a successful conversion of photon energy to electrical energy is not possible at higher thickness. The electrical simulation showed that a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) can be achieved with 220 nm thick active layer while decreasing the thickness of ITO and PEDOT: PSS layers due to minimization of optical losses.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac2773organic solar cellsbulk-heterojunctionP3HT: PCBMPEDOT: PSSGPVDMflexible photovoltaics |
| spellingShingle | Mahmoud N Zidan Tawfik Ismail Irene S Fahim Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT:PCBM solar cell performance Materials Research Express organic solar cells bulk-heterojunction P3HT: PCBM PEDOT: PSS GPVDM flexible photovoltaics |
| title | Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT:PCBM solar cell performance |
| title_full | Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT:PCBM solar cell performance |
| title_fullStr | Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT:PCBM solar cell performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT:PCBM solar cell performance |
| title_short | Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT:PCBM solar cell performance |
| title_sort | effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic p3ht pcbm solar cell performance |
| topic | organic solar cells bulk-heterojunction P3HT: PCBM PEDOT: PSS GPVDM flexible photovoltaics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac2773 |
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