The application of a magnetic field to improve polymer: Fullerence solar cell performance

Fang Chi Hsu; Chiang Ting Chen; Cheng Hung Li; Chia Chun Chen; Yang Fang Chen

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925259

The application of a magnetic field to improve polymer: Fullerence solar cell performance

Fang Chi Hsu, Chiang Ting Chen, Cheng Hung Li, Chia Chun Chen, Yang Fang Chen

Department of Chemistry

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Charge transport in a percolated network resulted from the mixing of donor (polymer) and acceptor materials is one of the important issues in improving the performance of polymer solar cells. We demonstrate a simple approach to enhance the performance of polymer solar cells based on poly(3-hexythiophene) (P3HT):fullerene blend incorporating a small amount of magnetic FePt-nanowires (FePt-NWs) as an additive. The photoactive film was prepared under the application of a magnetic field perpendicular to the substrate during solvent drying process. The power conversion efficiency has been improved up to ∼ 60% for the treated cells. The improved device performance can be attributed to the overall improvement of polymer crystallinity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1750-1753
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479943982
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925259
Publication status	Published - 2014 Oct 15
Event	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States Duration: 2014 Jun 8 → 2014 Jun 13

Other

Other	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Country	United States
City	Denver
Period	14/6/8 → 14/6/13

Keywords

fullerene
magnetic field
nanowire
polymer
solar cells
ZnO nanorod

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Hsu, F. C., Chen, C. T., Li, C. H., Chen, C. C., & Chen, Y. F. (2014). The application of a magnetic field to improve polymer: Fullerence solar cell performance. In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 (pp. 1750-1753). [6925259] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925259

The application of a magnetic field to improve polymer : Fullerence solar cell performance. / Hsu, Fang Chi; Chen, Chiang Ting; Li, Cheng Hung; Chen, Chia Chun; Chen, Yang Fang.

2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 1750-1753 6925259.

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Hsu, FC, Chen, CT, Li, CH, Chen, CC & Chen, YF 2014, The application of a magnetic field to improve polymer: Fullerence solar cell performance. in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014., 6925259, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1750-1753, 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, Denver, United States, 14/6/8. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925259

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