Enhanced Performance and Air Stability of 3.2% Hybrid Solar Cells: How the Functional Polymer and CdTe Nanostructure Boost the Solar Cell Efficiency
Resource
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 23(45), 5451
Journal
Advanced Materials
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
45
Pages
5451-+
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Chen, Hsieh-Chih
Lai, Chih-Wei
Wu, I-Che
Pan, Hsin-Ru
Chen, I-Wen P.
Peng, Yung-Kang
Liu, Chien-Liang
Abstract
A record high PCE of up to 3.2% demonstrates that the efficiency of hybrid solar cells (HSCs) can be boosted by utilizing a unique mono-aniline end group of PSBTBT-NH 2 as a strong anchor to attach to CdTe nanocrystal surfaces and by simultaneously exploiting benzene-1,3-dithiol solvent-vapor annealing to improve the charge separation at the donor/acceptor interface, which leads to efficient charge transportation in the HSCs. Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Subjects
cadmium telluride; nanocrystals; photovoltaics; solar cells; tetrapods
SDGs
Other Subjects
Air stability; CdTe; CdTe nanocrystals; Charge separations; Charge transportation; Donor/acceptor interface; End groups; Enhanced performance; Hybrid solar cells; Photovoltaics; Solar cell efficiencies; tetrapods; Benzene; Cadmium; Cadmium compounds; Functional polymers; Nanocrystals; Solar cells; Cadmium telluride; cadmium derivative; cadmium telluride; nanocomposite; organosilicon derivative; polymer; tellurium; thiadiazole derivative; air; article; chemical structure; chemistry; conformation; methodology; nanotechnology; power supply; sunlight; Air; Cadmium Compounds; Electric Power Supplies; Models, Molecular; Molecular Conformation; Nanocomposites; Nanotechnology; Organosilicon Compounds; Polymers; Sunlight; Tellurium; Thiadiazoles
Type
journal article