All organic-based solar cell and thermoelectric generator hybrid device system using highly conductive PEDOT:PSS film as organic thermoelectric generator

作者：Lee Jung Joon; Yoo Dohyuk; Park Chanil; Choi Hyang Hee^*; Kim Jung Hyun^*

来源：Solar Energy, 2016, 134: 479-483.

DOI：10.1016/j.solener.2016.05.006

• Organic solar cell
• Thermoelectric generator
• Hybrid device
• PEDOT:PSS

We report the fabrication of an all organic-based solar cell and thermoelectric generator hybrid device using an organic solar cell (OSC) and a single highly conductive PEDOT:PSS film as the solar cell and thermoelectric generator (TEG), respectively. The Seebeck coefficient of the single PEDOT:PSS film was measured as 19.8 mu V/K. When the two devices were hybridized, hybridization loss (i.e., reduction in FF) caused by the internal resistance of the PEDOT:PSS film used as the organic thermoelectric generator (OTEG) decreased, because of the decreased resistance of the PEDOT:PSS film. The hybridization loss of FF was neglected when the resistance of the PEDOT:PSS film was below 1.36 Omega. The PEDOT:PSS films as OTEG were fabricated by drop-casting of the PEDOT:PSS solution on glass. The temperature difference in the PEDOT:PSS film was 5 degrees C in the hybrid device. As the resistance of the PEDOT:PSS film was 1.36 Omega, after hybridization, the PCE of the hybrid device was enhanced by the increased open circuit voltage (V-oc) generated from the PEDOT:PSS film. The result shows that the PEDOT:PSS film can be applied as an OTEG material for all organic-based solar cell and thermoelectric generator hybrid devices.

• 出版日期2016-9