Title :
Exciton dissociation and design optimization in hybrid organic solar cells
Author :
Narayan, Monishka R. ; Singh, Jai
Author_Institution :
Centre for Renewable Energy, Charles Darwin Univ., Darwin, NT, Australia
Abstract :
The process of exciton dissociation in hybrid organic solar cells is studied and the rates of singlet and triplet exciton dissociations in P3HT:SiNW hybrid solar cell are calculated. Possible loss mechanisms during the dissociation process have also been highlighted. Design optimization in flexible P3HT:SiNW hybrid solar cell is performed and a power conversion efficiency of 4.70% is obtained which is a notable enhancement from its current experimental power conversion efficiency.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; excitons; nanowires; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; polymers; silicon; solar cells; triplet state; P3HT:SiNW hybrid solar cell; Si; design optimization; hybrid organic solar cells; loss mechanisms; power conversion efficiency; singlet exciton dissociations; triplet exciton dissociations; Design optimization; Excitons; Nanowires; Photovoltaic cells; Physics; Power conversion; Silicon; Hybrid organic solar cells; P3HT; SiNW; exciton dissociation; power conversion efficiency;
Conference_Titel :
Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials & Devices (COMMAD), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Perth, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6867-1
DOI :
10.1109/COMMAD.2014.7038707
