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Annealing effect of hybrid solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and zinc-oxide nanostructures

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dc.contributor.author Motaung, DE
dc.contributor.author Malgas, GF
dc.contributor.author Ray, SS
dc.contributor.author Arendse, CJ
dc.date.accessioned 2014-01-14T10:56:25Z
dc.date.available 2014-01-14T10:56:25Z
dc.date.issued 2013-06
dc.identifier.citation Motaung, D.E, Malgas, G.F, Ray, S.S and Arendse, C.J. 2013. Annealing effect of hybrid solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and zinc-oxide nanostructures. Thin Solid Films, vol. 537, pp 90-96 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0040-6090
dc.identifier.uri http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0040609013006706/1-s2.0-S0040609013006706-main.pdf?_tid=096bf678-7d05-11e3-9385-00000aab0f6c&acdnat=1389694813_dca7fd56dce8d119f7eab6d9dfa49386
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7141
dc.description Copyright: 2013 Elsevier. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in Thin Solid Films, vol. 537, pp 90-96 en_US
dc.description.abstract The structural growth and optical and photovoltaic properties of the organic–inorganic hybrid structures of zinc oxide (ZnO)-nanorods/poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and two variations of organic polymer blends of ZnO/P3HT:C(sub60) fullerene and ZnO/P3HT:6,6]-phenyl C(sub61) butyric acid methyl ester were studied in detail during thermal annealing. The ordering of the P3HT nanocrystals increased during annealing, which also improved hole transport in the hybrid structures. The optical constants of the ZnO/P3HT:[6,6]-phenyl C(sub61) butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) films elevated with annealing temperature due to the improved crystallisation induced by the formation of P3HT crystalline domains. As a result, a maximum power conversion efficiency of approximately 1.03% was achieved for the annealed ZnO/P3HT:PCBM device at 140 °C. These findings indicate that ZnO-nanorods/P3HT:PCBM films are stable at temperatures up to 160°C. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;11839
dc.subject Poly-3-hexylthiophene en_US
dc.subject Fullerenes en_US
dc.subject Annealing en_US
dc.subject Degradation en_US
dc.subject Ellipsometry en_US
dc.subject Photovoltaics en_US
dc.subject Zinc oxide en_US
dc.title Annealing effect of hybrid solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and zinc-oxide nanostructures en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Motaung, D., Malgas, G., Ray, S., & Arendse, C. (2013). Annealing effect of hybrid solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and zinc-oxide nanostructures. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7141 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Motaung, DE, GF Malgas, SS Ray, and CJ Arendse "Annealing effect of hybrid solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and zinc-oxide nanostructures." (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7141 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Motaung D, Malgas G, Ray S, Arendse C. Annealing effect of hybrid solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and zinc-oxide nanostructures. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7141. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Motaung, DE AU - Malgas, GF AU - Ray, SS AU - Arendse, CJ AB - The structural growth and optical and photovoltaic properties of the organic–inorganic hybrid structures of zinc oxide (ZnO)-nanorods/poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and two variations of organic polymer blends of ZnO/P3HT:C(sub60) fullerene and ZnO/P3HT:6,6]-phenyl C(sub61) butyric acid methyl ester were studied in detail during thermal annealing. The ordering of the P3HT nanocrystals increased during annealing, which also improved hole transport in the hybrid structures. The optical constants of the ZnO/P3HT:[6,6]-phenyl C(sub61) butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) films elevated with annealing temperature due to the improved crystallisation induced by the formation of P3HT crystalline domains. As a result, a maximum power conversion efficiency of approximately 1.03% was achieved for the annealed ZnO/P3HT:PCBM device at 140 °C. These findings indicate that ZnO-nanorods/P3HT:PCBM films are stable at temperatures up to 160°C. DA - 2013-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Poly-3-hexylthiophene KW - Fullerenes KW - Annealing KW - Degradation KW - Ellipsometry KW - Photovoltaics KW - Zinc oxide LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2013 SM - 0040-6090 T1 - Annealing effect of hybrid solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and zinc-oxide nanostructures TI - Annealing effect of hybrid solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) and zinc-oxide nanostructures UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7141 ER - en_ZA


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