Optimization of the spray parameters for ZnO based hybrid solar cells

Arun Vasudevan; Soyoun Jung; Taeksoo Ji

doi:10.1117/12.894000

23 September 2011 Optimization of the spray parameters for ZnO based hybrid solar cells

Arun Vasudevan, Soyoun Jung, Taeksoo Ji

Proceedings Volume 8102, Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, and Devices VIII; 81020D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894000
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Solar cells currently used are silicon based because they have higher efficiency than cells from other materials, but the manufacturing cost is high. Though, cheaper cells can be fabricated using organic materials because it solution processable, the efficiency is very low. Hybrid solar cells have improved the efficiency of organic solar cells. Hybrid solar cells with ZnO nanorods as the inorganic and P3HT (poly 3-hexylthiophene) and PCBM ((6, 6)-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester) as the active layer reported in literature is usually prepared by spin coating. The major drawback of using spin coating technique is that large area fabrication is not possible and material wastage makes this technique uneconomical. Large scale production is feasible if these cells can be prepared by spray coating. Here we will discuss the fabrication and characterization of hybrid solar cells by spray coating technique.

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Arun Vasudevan, Soyoun Jung, and Taeksoo Ji "Optimization of the spray parameters for ZnO based hybrid solar cells", Proc. SPIE 8102, Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, and Devices VIII, 81020D (23 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894000

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