Enhancing performance of P3HT: TIO                        2                         solar cells using doped and surface modified TiO                        2                         nanorods

Yu Chieh Tu; Herman Lim; Chih Yu Chang; Jing Jong Shyue; Wei Fang Su

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2015.02.015

Enhancing performance of P3HT: TIO ₂ solar cells using doped and surface modified TiO ₂ nanorods

Yu Chieh Tu, Herman Lim, Chih Yu Chang, Jing Jong Shyue, Wei Fang Su

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Abstract

Here we demonstrated an approach to increase performance of P3HT:TiO ₂ solar cell either by electron deficient boron or electron rich bismuth doping into TiO ₂ nanorods. The B doping increases the absorption, crystallinity and electron mobility of TiO ₂ nanorods. The Bi-doped TiO ₂ has higher J _sc as compared with B-doped TiO ₂ , mainly due to the improvement of electron density and increased absorption of TiO ₂ nanorods. The devices were fabricated from TiO ₂ nanorods being surface modified by organic dye W-4. The dye facilitates the bandgap alignment and compatibility between TiO ₂ and P3HT. The power conversion efficiency of solar cell has been increased by 1.33 times and 1.30 times for Bi-doped TiO ₂ and B-doped TiO ₂ , respectively, as compared with that of as-synthesized TiO ₂ . The results suggest the optical and electronic properties of TiO ₂ can be tuned by various dopants to enhance the device performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-319
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume	448
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2015.02.015
Publication status	Published - Jun 5 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Doping
Nanorods
P3HT
Polymer
Solar cell
TiO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Biomaterials
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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Enhancing performance of P3HT: TIO ₂ solar cells using doped and surface modified TiO ₂ nanorods. / Tu, Yu Chieh; Lim, Herman; Chang, Chih Yu et al.
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