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Title: | Opto-electrical and morphological characterization of water soluble conjugated polymers for eco-friendly hybrid solar cells | Authors: | THALLURI, Krishna BOLSEE, Jean-Christophe Gadisa, Abay PARCHINE, Mikhail BOONEN, Tine D'HAEN, Jan BOYUKBAYRAM, Ayse VANDENBERGH, Joke CLEIJ, Thomas LUTSEN, Laurence VANDERZANDE, Dirk MANCA, Jean |
Issue Date: | 2011 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Source: | SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 95 (12), p. 3262-3268 | Abstract: | Solid-state Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (ss-DSSCs) are promising candidates for future low cost photovoltaic energy generation and are based on polymer/metal oxide donor/acceptor heterojunctions. However, a crucial drawback of hybrid solar cells is the use of environmental unfriendly solvents, such as toluene, chloroform, chlorobenzene, etc. in the phase of preparation. In this work towards eco-friendly processing, we use water as a solvent in the preparation of the photo-active layer for hybrid solar cells. We demonstrate eco-friendly hybrid polymer/titania solar cells consisting of water soluble polythiophene as light-absorber, donor and Hole Transporting Layer (HTL), above a TiO(2) layer that acts as an acceptor and electron conductor. The water soluble conjugated polymer materials are studied in terms of their opto-electrical and morphological properties, leading to a better understanding of the resulting photovoltaic performance. An alternative new processing method in device preparation is introduced; yielding prototype solar cells with an efficiency of 0.7%. This promising solar cell device performance can be considered as a proof-of-principle for future eco-friendly solar cells. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | Notes: | [Thalluri, Gopala Krishna V. V.; Bolsee, Jean-Christophe; Boonen, Tine; D'Haen, Jan; Vandenbergh, Joke; Cleij, Thomas J.; Vanderzande, Dirk; Manca, Jean] Hasselt Univ, Inst Mat Res, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. [Gadisa, Abay] Univ N Carolina, Caudill & Kenan Labs, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA. [Parchine, Mikhail] Catholic Univ Louvain, Dept Chem, Lab Photochem & Spect, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium. [Boyukbayram, Ayse E.; Lutsen, Laurence; Vanderzande, Dirk; Manca, Jean] IMEC IMOMEC, Vzw, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. jean.manca@uhasselt.be | Keywords: | Energy & Fuels; Materials Science; Multidisciplinary; eco-friendly solar cells; water soluble conjugated polymers; spray coating; charge transport properties;Eco-friendly solar cells; Water soluble conjugated polymers; Spray coating; Charge transport properties | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/13011 | ISSN: | 0927-0248 | e-ISSN: | 1879-3398 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.010 | ISI #: | 000297449500017 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2012 |
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