Fernandes, R. V., Urbano, A., Duarte, J. L., Bristow, N., Kettle, J. and Laureto, E. (2018) Tuning the optical properties of luminescent down shifting layers based on organic dyes to increase the efficiency and lifetime of P3HT: PCBM photovoltaic devices. Journal of Luminescence, 203, pp. 165-171. (doi: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.06.053)
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Abstract
Mixtures of luminescence downshifting (LDS) materials has been used to increase the efficiency of poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl):phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PC61BM) bulk heterojunction solar cell. This layers convert more energetic photons to lower energies that are better matched with wavelength peak of the external quantum efficiency (EQE) of a P3HT:PC61BM solar cell. Experimental studies were used to optimise the optical properties of LDS layers including the maximum of absorbance and the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). To provide the significant improvements, combinations of LDS mixtures were prepared to provide the greatest absorption and PLQY. The approach is shown to simultaneously improve the photocurrent and increase the lifetime of the device by absorbing UV light. By optimising the optical properties of the LDS mixture, a relative increase of about 20% in the photocurrent density produced by the P3HT:PCBM cell could be achieved, which to our knowledge is one of the most significant reported for OPVs.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | The authors would like to thank CNPq and CAPES for financial support. JK and NB would like to acknowledge the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) for funding the 2nd Solar Photovoltaic Academic Research Consortium (SPARC II). |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Kettle, Professor Jeff |
| Authors: | Fernandes, R. V., Urbano, A., Duarte, J. L., Bristow, N., Kettle, J., and Laureto, E. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Luminescence |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0022-2313 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1872-7883 |
| Published Online: | 19 June 2018 |
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