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Optimisation of thermal annealing parameters for different thickness of active layers based on polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells.
- Source :
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Materials Research Innovations . 2013 Supplement, Vol. 17, p152-155. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Thin film polymer solar cells have been fabricated using regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) within [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) bulk heterojunction active layer. The influence of the thermal annealing temperature and the time duration on the performance of P3HT/PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cells based on different thickness of active layers has been investigated. The results demonstrate that thermal annealing is a thermally activated kinetic process. The effect is almost the same for high temperature annealing for a short time and low temperature annealing for a long time at a temperature greater than the glass temperature of P3HT. The device with a thicker active layer requires a higher temperature or a longer time annealing treatment to achieve the optimised phase separation for efficient charge separation and transport and thereby leads to optimal performance. The device with a thinner active layer requires a lower temperature or a shorter time annealing treatment to achieve the optimal performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SOLAR cells
*THERMAL properties
*PHASE separation
*HEAT capacity
*CHEMICAL kinetics
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14328917
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Materials Research Innovations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95319911
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1179/1432891713Z.000000000207