Effects of Co-Solvents on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films and Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices
Hybrid silicon solar cells have been fabricated by the spin coating of conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as a p-type contact on textured n-type crystalline silicon wafers. The effect of adding co-solvents, ethylene glycol (EG) and dimethyl sulphox...
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| author | Abhishek Iyer James Hack David Alejandro Angel Trujillo Bo Tew Joshua Zide Robert Opila |
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| description | Hybrid silicon solar cells have been fabricated by the spin coating of conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as a p-type contact on textured n-type crystalline silicon wafers. The effect of adding co-solvents, ethylene glycol (EG) and dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO), to PEDOT:PSS improves its conductivity which translates to the improved performance of solar cells. Transfer length measurements were conducted to realize optimal contact with minimal losses between the front metal contact (silver) and PEDOT:PSS. From the conductivity and device results, a 7% EG with 0.25 wt% Triton (surfactant) blend of PEDOT:PSS is found to be optimal for these cells. This current approach with a few changes in the device architecture will pave way for the further improvement of PEDOT:PSS based hybrid silicon solar cells. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f9da501f4434d929d35f01132f2d7aa2022-12-22T01:34:29ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172018-10-01811205210.3390/app8112052app8112052Effects of Co-Solvents on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films and Hybrid Photovoltaic DevicesAbhishek Iyer0James Hack1David Alejandro Angel Trujillo2Bo Tew3Joshua Zide4Robert Opila5Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USADepartment of Materials science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USADepartment of Materials science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USADepartment of Materials science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USADepartment of Materials science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USAHybrid silicon solar cells have been fabricated by the spin coating of conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as a p-type contact on textured n-type crystalline silicon wafers. The effect of adding co-solvents, ethylene glycol (EG) and dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO), to PEDOT:PSS improves its conductivity which translates to the improved performance of solar cells. Transfer length measurements were conducted to realize optimal contact with minimal losses between the front metal contact (silver) and PEDOT:PSS. From the conductivity and device results, a 7% EG with 0.25 wt% Triton (surfactant) blend of PEDOT:PSS is found to be optimal for these cells. This current approach with a few changes in the device architecture will pave way for the further improvement of PEDOT:PSS based hybrid silicon solar cells.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/11/2052solar cellhybridPEDOT:PSScosolventssolution processingcarrier selective contactcontact resistance |
| spellingShingle | Abhishek Iyer James Hack David Alejandro Angel Trujillo Bo Tew Joshua Zide Robert Opila Effects of Co-Solvents on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films and Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices Applied Sciences solar cell hybrid PEDOT:PSS cosolvents solution processing carrier selective contact contact resistance |
| title | Effects of Co-Solvents on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films and Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices |
| title_full | Effects of Co-Solvents on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films and Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Co-Solvents on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films and Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Co-Solvents on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films and Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices |
| title_short | Effects of Co-Solvents on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films and Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices |
| title_sort | effects of co solvents on the performance of pedot pss films and hybrid photovoltaic devices |
| topic | solar cell hybrid PEDOT:PSS cosolvents solution processing carrier selective contact contact resistance |
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