Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymers
We report on the use of a water-soluble, light-absorbing polythiophene polymer to fabricate novel photovoltaic devices. The polymer is a water-soluble thiophene known as sodium poly[2-(3-thienyl)-ethoxy-4-butylsulfonate] or PTEBS. The intention is to take advantage of the properties of conjugated po...
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| description | We report on the use of a water-soluble, light-absorbing polythiophene polymer to fabricate novel photovoltaic devices. The polymer is a water-soluble thiophene known as sodium poly[2-(3-thienyl)-ethoxy-4-butylsulfonate] or PTEBS. The intention is to take advantage of the properties of conjugated polymers (flexible, tunable, and easy to process) and incorporate the additional benefits of water solubility (easily controlled evaporation rates and environmentally friendly). The PTEBS polythiophene has shown significant photovoltaic response and has been found to be effective for making solar cells. To date, solar cells in three different configurations have been produced: titanium dioxide (TiO2) bilayer cells, TiO2 bulk heterojunction solar cells, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in bulk heterojunctions. The best performance thus far has been achieved with TiO2 bilayer devices. These devices have an open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.84V, a short circuit current (Jsc) of 0.15 mA/cm2, a fill factor (ff) of 0.91, and an efficiency (η) of 0.15 %. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cf43653c1903441eab592ed8591e41472025-02-03T01:21:48ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2006-01-01200610.1155/IJP/2006/2095120951Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymersJames T. McLeskey0Qiquan Qiao1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Energy Conversion Systems Laboratory, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284, VA, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Energy Conversion Systems Laboratory, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284, VA, USAWe report on the use of a water-soluble, light-absorbing polythiophene polymer to fabricate novel photovoltaic devices. The polymer is a water-soluble thiophene known as sodium poly[2-(3-thienyl)-ethoxy-4-butylsulfonate] or PTEBS. The intention is to take advantage of the properties of conjugated polymers (flexible, tunable, and easy to process) and incorporate the additional benefits of water solubility (easily controlled evaporation rates and environmentally friendly). The PTEBS polythiophene has shown significant photovoltaic response and has been found to be effective for making solar cells. To date, solar cells in three different configurations have been produced: titanium dioxide (TiO2) bilayer cells, TiO2 bulk heterojunction solar cells, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in bulk heterojunctions. The best performance thus far has been achieved with TiO2 bilayer devices. These devices have an open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.84V, a short circuit current (Jsc) of 0.15 mA/cm2, a fill factor (ff) of 0.91, and an efficiency (η) of 0.15 %.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJP/2006/20951 |
| spellingShingle | James T. McLeskey Qiquan Qiao Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymers International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymers |
| title_full | Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymers |
| title_fullStr | Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymers |
| title_short | Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymers |
| title_sort | hybrid solar cells from water soluble polymers |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJP/2006/20951 |
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