Charge Transport in Carbon Nanotubes-Polymer Composite Photovoltaic Cells
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We investigate the dark and illuminated current density-voltage (J/V) characteristics of poly(2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)1-4-phenylenevinylene) (MEHPPV)/single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) composite photovoltaic cells. Using an exponential band tail model, the conduction mechanism has been analysed for polymer only devices and composite devices, in terms of space charge limited current (SCLC) conduction mechanism, where we determine the power parameters and the threshold voltages. Elaborated devices for MEH-PPV:SWNTs (1:1) composites showed a photoresponse with an open-circuit voltage Voc of 0.4 V, a short-circuit current density JSC of 1 μA/cm2 and a fill factor FF of 43%. We have modelised the organic photovoltaic devices with an equivalent circuit, where we calculated the series and shunt resistances.
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2009