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Improved short-circuit current density in bulk heterojunction solar cells with reduced graphene oxide-germanium dioxide nanocomposite in the photoactive layer

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dc.contributor.authorAmollo, Tabitha A.
dc.contributor.authorMola, Genene T.
dc.contributor.authorNyamori, Vincent O.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-01T09:39:33Z
dc.date.available2024-03-01T09:39:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.description.abstractIn the quest to improve the optical absorption and electrical transport of poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and (6-6) phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blend film, reduced graphene oxide-germanium dioxide nanocomposite (rGO-GeO2) was employed in the photoactive layer of thin film organic solar cells. Bulk heterojunction solar cells (BHJ SCs) with rGO-GeO2 composite in the active layer exhibited an increase in power conversion efficiency (PCE) of up to 53%. Significant improvement in the measured photocurrent is achieved by the incorporation of rGO-GeO2 in the active layer. High short-circuit current density (Jsc) of up to 17 mA/cm2 is attained in the BHJ SCs. The high Jsc shows that the inlay of rGO-GeO2 in the active layer facilitates exciton separation and creates percolation pathways for charge transport to the electrodes. Charge separation is energetically favoured by a built-in potential difference between the donor and acceptor phases of the active layer. Hence, the incorporation of rGO-GeO2 composite in the active layer improves its charge photogeneration, separation and transport to yield high Jsc and enhanced PCE.
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation, South Africa
dc.identifier.citationTabitha A. Amollo, Genene T. Mola, Vincent O. Nyamori, Improved short-circuit current density in bulk heterojunction solar cells with reduced graphene oxide-germanium dioxide nanocomposite in the photoactive layer, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 254, 2020, 123448, ISSN 0254-0584, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123448.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123448
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/629
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectEgerton University
dc.titleImproved short-circuit current density in bulk heterojunction solar cells with reduced graphene oxide-germanium dioxide nanocomposite in the photoactive layer
dc.typeArticle
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