As one of the most environmentally friendly photovoltaic(PV)conversion equipments,aqueousprocessed CdTe nanocrystal solar cells(NC SCs)have attracted great interest in recent years because of their excellent propertie...As one of the most environmentally friendly photovoltaic(PV)conversion equipments,aqueousprocessed CdTe nanocrystal solar cells(NC SCs)have attracted great interest in recent years because of their excellent properties such as high charge-carrier mobility and broad absorption.However,two issues including interfacial recombination and leakage current seriously restrict their performance.In this paper,insulating polymer poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)(PVP)is introduced into CdTe NC SCs to solve the problems.The experimental results of transmission electron microscopy(TEM),atomic force micro scopy(AFM)and dark current measurements,etc.,demonstrate the leakage current is effectively suppressed by introducing PVP.Through further designing device structure,the reduction of interfacial recombination after introducing PVP is confirmed.By strategically taking the advantages of PVP properties(e.g.,water solubility and thermostability),the power conversion efficiency of the devices with PVP is enhanced by almost 37%compared to pure CdTe devices.This work demonstrates an effective and low-cost method to fabricate NC SCs via aqueous route.Moreover,it also proves that appropriate content of insulating polymer is of beneficial in promoting the PV performance.展开更多
As a route to improving the energy conversion of organic-inorganic hybrid-solar cells, we have tested the performance of poly(phenylene vinylene)(PPV), poly(2,5-thienylene vinylene)(PWTV) polymers and CdTe nanocrystal...As a route to improving the energy conversion of organic-inorganic hybrid-solar cells, we have tested the performance of poly(phenylene vinylene)(PPV), poly(2,5-thienylene vinylene)(PWTV) polymers and CdTe nanocrystal devices produced via aqueous-processing. It is found that small differences in the conformation of the sensitizer lead to dramatic effects on the solar cell efficiency. Using a combination of UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and first-principles non-adiabatic molecular dynamics(NAMD) based on time-dependent density-functional theory(TDDFT), PPV is found to have a longer electron injection and recombination time despite seeming to have a better energy alignment with the substrate, which leads to a higher devices performance than PWTV. The present results shed new light on the understanding of organic-inorganic hybrid-solar cells and will trigger further experimental and theoretical investigations.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Nos.21574018,51433003)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2412019ZD002)。
文摘As one of the most environmentally friendly photovoltaic(PV)conversion equipments,aqueousprocessed CdTe nanocrystal solar cells(NC SCs)have attracted great interest in recent years because of their excellent properties such as high charge-carrier mobility and broad absorption.However,two issues including interfacial recombination and leakage current seriously restrict their performance.In this paper,insulating polymer poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)(PVP)is introduced into CdTe NC SCs to solve the problems.The experimental results of transmission electron microscopy(TEM),atomic force micro scopy(AFM)and dark current measurements,etc.,demonstrate the leakage current is effectively suppressed by introducing PVP.Through further designing device structure,the reduction of interfacial recombination after introducing PVP is confirmed.By strategically taking the advantages of PVP properties(e.g.,water solubility and thermostability),the power conversion efficiency of the devices with PVP is enhanced by almost 37%compared to pure CdTe devices.This work demonstrates an effective and low-cost method to fabricate NC SCs via aqueous route.Moreover,it also proves that appropriate content of insulating polymer is of beneficial in promoting the PV performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51433003)the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB643503)
文摘As a route to improving the energy conversion of organic-inorganic hybrid-solar cells, we have tested the performance of poly(phenylene vinylene)(PPV), poly(2,5-thienylene vinylene)(PWTV) polymers and CdTe nanocrystal devices produced via aqueous-processing. It is found that small differences in the conformation of the sensitizer lead to dramatic effects on the solar cell efficiency. Using a combination of UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and first-principles non-adiabatic molecular dynamics(NAMD) based on time-dependent density-functional theory(TDDFT), PPV is found to have a longer electron injection and recombination time despite seeming to have a better energy alignment with the substrate, which leads to a higher devices performance than PWTV. The present results shed new light on the understanding of organic-inorganic hybrid-solar cells and will trigger further experimental and theoretical investigations.
