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Preparation of polymer–nanocrystals hybrid solar cells through aqueous approaches

Preparation of polymer–nanocrystals hybrid solar cells through aqueous approaches

Authors :
Haizhu Sun
Hao Zhang
Bai Yang
Haotong Wei
Source :
Nano Today. 7:316-326
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2012.

Abstract

Summary Solution-processed organic or organic–inorganic hybrid photovoltaic devices possess many advantages both in the commercial manufacture and daily operation, thus becoming competitive candidates of the next generation solar cells. To exert these advantages, this review summarizes the recent progresses in creating organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells, and in particular polymer–nanocrystals hybrid solar cells via aqueous-solution-processed approaches. The basic principles of the hybrid photovoltaic devices are illustrated first, which are essential for the effective photoelectric conversion. Then we focus on the achievement of the aqueous hybrid solar cells and the limiting factors of the power conversion efficiency (PCE). On this basis, different aqueous-solution-processed methods and the efforts to improve the PCE are presented in detail.

Details

ISSN :
17480132
Volume :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nano Today
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........8690c48fb8d97570ddd913742226f188
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nantod.2012.06.005