Effects of nanocrystal size and device aging on performance of hybrid poly(3-hexylthiophene):CdSe nanocrystal solar cells

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• 作者：Jihua Yang^a ; Aiwei Tang¹ ; ^a ; Renjia Zhou^a ; Jiangeng Xue ; ^a ; ^{jxue@mse.ufl.edu}
• 关键词：Hybrid solar cells ; Colloidal nanocrystals ; Conjugated polymers ; Size effect ; Device aging ; Organic solar cells
• 刊名：Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：February 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：95
• 期：2
• 页码：476-482
• 全文大小：1005 K

文摘

We have studied hybrid solar cells based on the polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and colloidal CdSe nanocrystals. Using CdSe nanospheres with varying size, we have found that the power conversion efficiency (η_P) of these devices increases monotonically with the CdSe nanocrystal size, from η_P=(0.39±0.04) % under AM1.5G solar illumination for 4.0±0.2 nm size nanospheres to η_P=(1.9±0.2) % for 6.8±0.5 nm size nanospheres. The efficiency increase with nanocrystal size is mostly due to a significant increase in the short-circuit current, whereas the open-circuit voltage and fill factor of the solar cells are less affected. The devices also exhibit abnormal initial aging behavior when exposed to air, as an increase in both the short-circuit current and open-circuit voltage during the first 30 min leads to a significant increase in η_P.