Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer

Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer

Inverted organic solar cells withdevice structure ITO/ZnO/poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT):[6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM)/ MoO3/Ag were fabricated employing low temperature solution processed ZnO as electron selective layer. Devices with varying film thickness of ZnO interlayer...

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Main Authors: Rajan, Jose, Elumalai, Naveen Kumar, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Vijila, Chellappan, Jie, Zhang
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Published: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2014
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QC Physics
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spelling ump-80552018-02-19T07:35:03Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8055/ Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer Rajan, Jose Elumalai, Naveen Kumar Ramakrishna, Seeram Vijila, Chellappan Jie, Zhang QC Physics Inverted organic solar cells withdevice structure ITO/ZnO/poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT):[6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM)/ MoO3/Ag were fabricated employing low temperature solution processed ZnO as electron selective layer. Devices with varying film thickness of ZnO interlayer were investigated. The optimum film thickness was determined from photovoltaic parameters obtained from current-voltage measurements. Furthermore, the distribution of localised energy states or trap depth and the ohmicity of the contacts in the optimised device were evaluated, using the temperature and illumination intensity dependent study. The results demonstrate the effect of trap depth distribution on the charge transport, device performance, and stability of the contacts. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed Rajan, Jose and Elumalai, Naveen Kumar and Ramakrishna, Seeram and Vijila, Chellappan and Jie, Zhang (2014) Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer. International Journal of Nanotechnology (IJNT), 11 (1/2/3/4). pp. 322-332. ISSN 1475-7435 (print); 1741-8151 (online) http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2014.059833 DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2014.059833
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topic QC Physics
spellingShingle QC Physics
Rajan, Jose
Elumalai, Naveen Kumar
Ramakrishna, Seeram
Vijila, Chellappan
Jie, Zhang
Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer
description Inverted organic solar cells withdevice structure ITO/ZnO/poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT):[6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM)/ MoO3/Ag were fabricated employing low temperature solution processed ZnO as electron selective layer. Devices with varying film thickness of ZnO interlayer were investigated. The optimum film thickness was determined from photovoltaic parameters obtained from current-voltage measurements. Furthermore, the distribution of localised energy states or trap depth and the ohmicity of the contacts in the optimised device were evaluated, using the temperature and illumination intensity dependent study. The results demonstrate the effect of trap depth distribution on the charge transport, device performance, and stability of the contacts.
format Article
author Rajan, Jose
Elumalai, Naveen Kumar
Ramakrishna, Seeram
Vijila, Chellappan
Jie, Zhang
author_facet Rajan, Jose
Elumalai, Naveen Kumar
Ramakrishna, Seeram
Vijila, Chellappan
Jie, Zhang
author_sort Rajan, Jose
title Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer
title_short Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer
title_full Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer
title_fullStr Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Trap Depth and Interfacial Energy Barrier on Charge Transport in Inverted Organic Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured ZnO as Lectron Buffer Layer
title_sort effect of trap depth and interfacial energy barrier on charge transport in inverted organic solar cells employing nanostructured zno as lectron buffer layer
publisher Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
publishDate 2014
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8055/
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