Design and synthesis of high-performance polymer blend solar cell
Conducting polymer blend of poly ortho-anthranilic acid and poly ortho-phenylene diamine (PANPDA) doped with HCl was synthesized in an aqueous solution using ferric chloride as an oxidizing agent and sodium dodecyl sulfate as a template. This study extends prior research in the field by characterizi...
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| author | M.M. Hosny M.H. Abdel-Aziz M. Sh Zoromba A.F. Al-Hossainy |
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| description | Conducting polymer blend of poly ortho-anthranilic acid and poly ortho-phenylene diamine (PANPDA) doped with HCl was synthesized in an aqueous solution using ferric chloride as an oxidizing agent and sodium dodecyl sulfate as a template. This study extends prior research in the field by characterizing the synthesized polymer blend, employing techniques such as ATR-Raman spectroscopy, SEM, and XRD. According to XRD analysis, PANPDA exhibited an orthorhombic crystal structure with a Pnn2 space group, while SEM indicated an average crystallite size (D) of 154.1 nm. Optical properties and laser photoluminescence of PANPDA films were investigated. Geometrical analysis was performed using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and optimization via TD-DFTD/Mol3 and Cambridge Serial Total Energy Bundle (TD-FDT/CASTEP). ATR-Raman, based on TD-DFT, revealed interactions between monomers leading to polymer blend nanofiber thin films. Within a wavelength range of 190–800 nm, the optical properties of PANPDA were studied. The direct energy gap calculated using TD-DFT was 1.875 eV. The refractive index had a maximum value of 1.93 at 1.63 for the polymer blend thin film. Laser photoluminescence spectra displayed an emission peak at λmax = 621.13 nm in PANPDA films. In the heterojunction Au/(PANPDA)/p-Si/Al, the fill factor (FF) and power conversion efficiency were found to be 41.60 % and 14.61 % at 240 W/cm2, respectively. The investigated optical energy bandgap in the nanofiber blend holds promise for various energy storage and solar cell applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ceaf22f4cba4be18c6c26bbf933576c2024-01-31T05:44:38ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542024-01-012841994211Design and synthesis of high-performance polymer blend solar cellM.M. Hosny0M.H. Abdel-Aziz1M. Sh Zoromba2A.F. Al-Hossainy3Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, 21911, Saudi ArabiaChemical and Materials Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, 21911, Saudi Arabia; Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21544, Egypt; Corresponding author. Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, 21911, Saudi Arabia.Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, 21911, Saudi Arabia; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, 23 December Street, 42521, Port-Said University, Port-Said, EgyptChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, 72511 Al-Wadi Al-Gadid, Al-Kharga, EgyptConducting polymer blend of poly ortho-anthranilic acid and poly ortho-phenylene diamine (PANPDA) doped with HCl was synthesized in an aqueous solution using ferric chloride as an oxidizing agent and sodium dodecyl sulfate as a template. This study extends prior research in the field by characterizing the synthesized polymer blend, employing techniques such as ATR-Raman spectroscopy, SEM, and XRD. According to XRD analysis, PANPDA exhibited an orthorhombic crystal structure with a Pnn2 space group, while SEM indicated an average crystallite size (D) of 154.1 nm. Optical properties and laser photoluminescence of PANPDA films were investigated. Geometrical analysis was performed using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and optimization via TD-DFTD/Mol3 and Cambridge Serial Total Energy Bundle (TD-FDT/CASTEP). ATR-Raman, based on TD-DFT, revealed interactions between monomers leading to polymer blend nanofiber thin films. Within a wavelength range of 190–800 nm, the optical properties of PANPDA were studied. The direct energy gap calculated using TD-DFT was 1.875 eV. The refractive index had a maximum value of 1.93 at 1.63 for the polymer blend thin film. Laser photoluminescence spectra displayed an emission peak at λmax = 621.13 nm in PANPDA films. In the heterojunction Au/(PANPDA)/p-Si/Al, the fill factor (FF) and power conversion efficiency were found to be 41.60 % and 14.61 % at 240 W/cm2, respectively. The investigated optical energy bandgap in the nanofiber blend holds promise for various energy storage and solar cell applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424000474Conducting polymer blendPANPDA synthesisCharacterizationOptical propertiesTD-DFT analysisSolar cell applications |
| spellingShingle | M.M. Hosny M.H. Abdel-Aziz M. Sh Zoromba A.F. Al-Hossainy Design and synthesis of high-performance polymer blend solar cell Journal of Materials Research and Technology Conducting polymer blend PANPDA synthesis Characterization Optical properties TD-DFT analysis Solar cell applications |
| title | Design and synthesis of high-performance polymer blend solar cell |
| title_full | Design and synthesis of high-performance polymer blend solar cell |
| title_fullStr | Design and synthesis of high-performance polymer blend solar cell |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and synthesis of high-performance polymer blend solar cell |
| title_short | Design and synthesis of high-performance polymer blend solar cell |
| title_sort | design and synthesis of high performance polymer blend solar cell |
| topic | Conducting polymer blend PANPDA synthesis Characterization Optical properties TD-DFT analysis Solar cell applications |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424000474 |
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