Hybrid solar cells from P3HT and silicon nanocrystals

Uwe R. Kortshagen; Chin Yl Liu; Zachary C. Holman

doi:10.1021/nl8034338

Hybrid solar cells from P3HT and silicon nanocrystals

Uwe R. Kortshagen, Chin Yl Liu, Zachary C. Holman

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

368 Scopus citations

Abstract

We are reporting new hybrid solar cells based on blends of silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) and poly-3(hexylthiophene) (P3HT) polymer in which a percolating network of the nanocrystals acts as the electron-conducting phase. The properties of composite Si NCs/P3HT devices made by spin-coating Si NCs and P3HT from a common solvent were studied as a function of Si NC size and Si NC/P3HT ratio. The open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current are observed to depend on the Si NC size due to changes in the bandgap and surface-area-to-volume ratio. Under simulated one-sun A.M. 1.5 direct illumination (100 mW/cm ²), devices made with 35 wt % Si NCs 3-5 nm in size showed 1.15% power conversion efficiency.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	449-452
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl8034338
State	Published - Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Bioengineering
General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering

Access to Document

10.1021/nl8034338

Cite this

@article{405658a64d10464db3e2f01b96d30e2a,

title = "Hybrid solar cells from P3HT and silicon nanocrystals",

abstract = "We are reporting new hybrid solar cells based on blends of silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) and poly-3(hexylthiophene) (P3HT) polymer in which a percolating network of the nanocrystals acts as the electron-conducting phase. The properties of composite Si NCs/P3HT devices made by spin-coating Si NCs and P3HT from a common solvent were studied as a function of Si NC size and Si NC/P3HT ratio. The open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current are observed to depend on the Si NC size due to changes in the bandgap and surface-area-to-volume ratio. Under simulated one-sun A.M. 1.5 direct illumination (100 mW/cm 2), devices made with 35 wt % Si NCs 3-5 nm in size showed 1.15% power conversion efficiency.",

author = "Kortshagen, {Uwe R.} and Liu, {Chin Yl} and Holman, {Zachary C.}",

year = "2009",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1021/nl8034338",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "9",

pages = "449--452",

journal = "Nano Letters",

issn = "1530-6984",

publisher = "American Chemical Society",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Hybrid solar cells from P3HT and silicon nanocrystals

AU - Kortshagen, Uwe R.

AU - Liu, Chin Yl

AU - Holman, Zachary C.

PY - 2009/1

Y1 - 2009/1

N2 - We are reporting new hybrid solar cells based on blends of silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) and poly-3(hexylthiophene) (P3HT) polymer in which a percolating network of the nanocrystals acts as the electron-conducting phase. The properties of composite Si NCs/P3HT devices made by spin-coating Si NCs and P3HT from a common solvent were studied as a function of Si NC size and Si NC/P3HT ratio. The open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current are observed to depend on the Si NC size due to changes in the bandgap and surface-area-to-volume ratio. Under simulated one-sun A.M. 1.5 direct illumination (100 mW/cm 2), devices made with 35 wt % Si NCs 3-5 nm in size showed 1.15% power conversion efficiency.

AB - We are reporting new hybrid solar cells based on blends of silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) and poly-3(hexylthiophene) (P3HT) polymer in which a percolating network of the nanocrystals acts as the electron-conducting phase. The properties of composite Si NCs/P3HT devices made by spin-coating Si NCs and P3HT from a common solvent were studied as a function of Si NC size and Si NC/P3HT ratio. The open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current are observed to depend on the Si NC size due to changes in the bandgap and surface-area-to-volume ratio. Under simulated one-sun A.M. 1.5 direct illumination (100 mW/cm 2), devices made with 35 wt % Si NCs 3-5 nm in size showed 1.15% power conversion efficiency.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=61649087010&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=61649087010&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1021/nl8034338

DO - 10.1021/nl8034338

M3 - Article

C2 - 19113966

AN - SCOPUS:61649087010

SN - 1530-6984

VL - 9

SP - 449

EP - 452

JO - Nano Letters

JF - Nano Letters

IS - 1

ER -

Hybrid solar cells from P3HT and silicon nanocrystals

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this