We report the effect of COOH-functionalized single walled carbon nanotubes（COOH-SWCNT） on the electrical and photovoltaic characteristics of Malachite Green（MG） dye based photovoltaic cells. Two different types of...We report the effect of COOH-functionalized single walled carbon nanotubes（COOH-SWCNT） on the electrical and photovoltaic characteristics of Malachite Green（MG） dye based photovoltaic cells. Two different types of photovoltaic cells were prepared, one with MG dye and another by incorporating COOH-SWCNT with this dye. Cells were characterized through different electrical and photovoltaic measurements including photocurrent measurements with pulsed radiation. From the dark current–voltage（I–V） characteristic results, we observed a certain transition voltage（Vth/ for both the cells beyond which the conduction mechanism of the cells change sharply. For the MG dye, Vthis 3.9 V whereas for COOH-SWCNT mixed with this dye, Vthdrops to 2.7 V. The device performance improves due to the incorporation of COOH-SWCNT. The open circuit voltage and short circuit current density change from 4.2 to 97 m V and from 108 to 965 A/cm2 respectively. Observations from photocurrent measurements show that the rate of growth and decay of the photocurrent are quite faster in the presence of COOH-SWCNT. This observation indicates a faster charge separation processes due to the incorporation of COOHSWCNT in the MG dye cells. The high aspect ratio of COOH-SWCNT allows efficient conduction pathways for the generated charge carriers.展开更多
基金the University Grants Commission (UGC), India and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India for providing the required financial assistance for supporting the project
文摘We report the effect of COOH-functionalized single walled carbon nanotubes（COOH-SWCNT） on the electrical and photovoltaic characteristics of Malachite Green（MG） dye based photovoltaic cells. Two different types of photovoltaic cells were prepared, one with MG dye and another by incorporating COOH-SWCNT with this dye. Cells were characterized through different electrical and photovoltaic measurements including photocurrent measurements with pulsed radiation. From the dark current–voltage（I–V） characteristic results, we observed a certain transition voltage（Vth/ for both the cells beyond which the conduction mechanism of the cells change sharply. For the MG dye, Vthis 3.9 V whereas for COOH-SWCNT mixed with this dye, Vthdrops to 2.7 V. The device performance improves due to the incorporation of COOH-SWCNT. The open circuit voltage and short circuit current density change from 4.2 to 97 m V and from 108 to 965 A/cm2 respectively. Observations from photocurrent measurements show that the rate of growth and decay of the photocurrent are quite faster in the presence of COOH-SWCNT. This observation indicates a faster charge separation processes due to the incorporation of COOHSWCNT in the MG dye cells. The high aspect ratio of COOH-SWCNT allows efficient conduction pathways for the generated charge carriers.
