Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/17873
Title: Enhanced performance of polymer: fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells upon graphene addition
Authors: ROBAEYS, Pieter 
Bonaccorso, Francesco
BOURGEOIS, Emilie 
D'HAEN, Jan 
DIERCKX, Wouter 
DEXTERS, Wim 
SPOLTORE, Donato 
DRIJKONINGEN, Jeroen 
LIESENBORGS, Jori 
Lombardo, Antonio
Ferrari, Andrea C.
VAN REETH, Frank 
HAENEN, Ken 
MANCA, Jean 
NESLADEK, Milos 
Issue Date: 2014
Publisher: AMER INST PHYSICS
Source: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 105 (8)
Abstract: Graphene has potential for applications in solar cells. We show that the short circuit current density of P3HT (Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl):PCBM((6,6)-Phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester) solar cells is enhanced by 10% upon the addition of graphene, with a 15% increase in the photon to electric conversion efficiency. We discuss the performance enhancement by studying the crystallization of P3HT, as well as the electrical transport properties. We show that graphene improves the balance between electron and hole mobilities with respect to a standard P3HT:PCBM solar cell. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
Notes: [Robaeys, Pieter; Bourgeois, Emilie; D'Haen, Jan; Dierckx, Wouter; Dexters, Wim; Spoltore, Donato; Drijkoningen, Jeroen; Haenen, Ken; Manca, Jean V.; Nesladek, Milos] Hasselt Univ, Inst Mat Res IMO, Diepenbeek, Belgium. [Bonaccorso, Francesco; Lombardo, Antonio; Ferrari, Andrea C.] Univ Cambridge, Cambridge Graphene Ctr, Cambridge, England. [Bonaccorso, Francesco] Ist Italiano Tecnol, Graphene Labs, I-16163 Genoa, Italy. [Bourgeois, Emilie; D'Haen, Jan; Haenen, Ken; Manca, Jean V.; Nesladek, Milos] IMEC VZW, IMOMEC, Leuven, Belgium. [Liesenborgs, Jori; Van Reeth, Frank] Hasselt Univ, Expertise Ctr Digital Media EDM, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/17873
ISSN: 0003-6951
e-ISSN: 1077-3118
DOI: 10.1063/1.4893777
ISI #: 000342753500088
Rights: © 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
Category: A1
Type: Journal Contribution
Validations: ecoom 2015
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