Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component
Sparse ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) are fabricated on transparent conducting oxide coated glass substrates by using a modified liquid phase epitaxial growth method. By adjusting the polymer concentrations and the spin-coating parameters, full infiltration of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) into the as-pr...
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| author | Que, Wenxiu Liao, Yulong Zhong, Peng Zhang, Jin Yuan, Yuan Yin, XingTian Kong, Ling Bing Hu, Xiao |
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| description | Sparse ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) are fabricated on transparent conducting oxide coated glass substrates by using a modified liquid phase epitaxial growth method. By adjusting the polymer concentrations and the spin-coating parameters, full infiltration of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) into the as-prepared ZnO NRAs is achieved at 130°C in vacuum. A third component is incorporated into the P3HT/ZnO NRAs ordered bulk heterojunctions (BHJs) either through ZnO surface modification with N719 dye or CdS shell layer or by inclusion of a fullerene derivative into the P3HT matrix. Experimental results indicate that performances of the hybrid solar cells are improved greatly with the incorporation of a third component. However, the working principles of these third components differ from one another, according to morphology, structure, optical property, charge transfer and interfacial properties of the composite structures. An ideal device architecture for hybrid solar cells based on P3HT/ZnO NRAs ordered BHJs is proposed, which can be used as a guidance to further increase the power conversion efficiency of such solar cells. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1014902020-06-01T10:13:31Z Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component Que, Wenxiu Liao, Yulong Zhong, Peng Zhang, Jin Yuan, Yuan Yin, XingTian Kong, Ling Bing Hu, Xiao School of Materials Science & Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Energy conservation Sparse ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) are fabricated on transparent conducting oxide coated glass substrates by using a modified liquid phase epitaxial growth method. By adjusting the polymer concentrations and the spin-coating parameters, full infiltration of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) into the as-prepared ZnO NRAs is achieved at 130°C in vacuum. A third component is incorporated into the P3HT/ZnO NRAs ordered bulk heterojunctions (BHJs) either through ZnO surface modification with N719 dye or CdS shell layer or by inclusion of a fullerene derivative into the P3HT matrix. Experimental results indicate that performances of the hybrid solar cells are improved greatly with the incorporation of a third component. However, the working principles of these third components differ from one another, according to morphology, structure, optical property, charge transfer and interfacial properties of the composite structures. An ideal device architecture for hybrid solar cells based on P3HT/ZnO NRAs ordered BHJs is proposed, which can be used as a guidance to further increase the power conversion efficiency of such solar cells. 2014-11-04T08:54:21Z 2019-12-06T20:39:13Z 2014-11-04T08:54:21Z 2019-12-06T20:39:13Z 2014 2014 Journal Article Zhong, P., Que, W., Zhang, J., Yuan, Y., Liao, Y., Yin, X., et al. (2014). Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component. Science China physics, mechanics & astronomy, 57(7), 1289-1298. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101490 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24179 10.1007/s11433-013-5213-3 en Science China physics, mechanics & astronomy © 2014 Science China Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Energy conservation Que, Wenxiu Liao, Yulong Zhong, Peng Zhang, Jin Yuan, Yuan Yin, XingTian Kong, Ling Bing Hu, Xiao Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component |
| title | Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component |
| title_full | Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component |
| title_short | Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component |
| title_sort | enhancing the performance of poly 3 hexylthiophene zno nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Energy conservation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101490 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24179 |
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