Organic photovoltaic solar cells based on MEH-PPV / PCBM blend

Author

Puigdollers, J. ; Voz, C. ; Sporer, C. ; Laukhina, E. ; Martin, I. ; Orpella, A. ; Vetter, M. ; Rovira, C. ; Alcubilla, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. d´´Enginyeria Electronica, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

fYear

2005

fDate

2-4 Feb. 2005

Firstpage

279

Lastpage

281

Abstract

Organic photovoltaic solar cells based on the interpenetrated network of a conjugated polymer and fullerene derivative are presented. The structure and fabrication process are described in detail. Current-voltage characteristics and external quantum efficiency of preliminary organic solar cells are shown. Considering such a strikingly new research subject, the open circuit voltage of 0.57 V and short circuit current density around 25 μA·cm^-2 are encouraging results. Finally, several factors which could limit photovoltaic conversion in these devices are discussed.

Keywords

fullerenes; organic semiconductors; photovoltaic cells; polymers; semiconductor devices; semiconductor heterojunctions; solar cells; 0.57 V; MEH-PPV; PCBM; conjugated polymer; fullerene derivative; interpenetrated network; organic photovoltaic solar cells; photovoltaic conversion; Electrodes; Excitons; Heterojunctions; Organic materials; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Polymers; Solar power generation; Thin film transistors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Devices, 2005 Spanish Conference on

Conference_Location

Tarragona

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8810-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SCED.2005.1504379

Filename

1504379