A C70-carbon nanotube complex for bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells

作者:Lau Xinbo C; Wang Zhiqian; Mitra Somenath*
来源:Applied Physics Letters, 2013, 103(24): 243108.
DOI:10.1063/1.4847376

摘要

A C70 fullerene-multi-walled carbon nanotube (C70-CNT) complex has been used as a component of the photoactive layer in a bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cell. As compared to a control device with only C70, the addition of CNTs led to improvements in short circuit current density (J(sc)), open circuit voltage (V-oc), and power conversion efficiency by 31.8, 17.5, and 69.5%, respectively. This device takes advantage of both the electron accepting feature of C70 and the high electron transport capability of CNTs. These results indicate that C70 decorated CNT is a promising additive for performance enhancement of polymer photovoltaic cells.

  • 出版日期2013-12-9