Ternary Composite of Polymer, Fullerene and Fluorinated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as the Active Layer of Organic Solar Cells

Fluorinated multi-walled carbon nanotubes are implemented as the third component of the active layer of organic solar cells. The addition of approximately 1% weight fraction of these nanotubes into PCDTBT/PC60BM polymer/fullerene active layer leads to a noticeable increase in the main photovoltaic p...

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Published inJournal of composites science Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 3
Main Authors Kobeleva, Elena S., Uvarov, Mikhail N., Kravets, Natalia V., Kulikova, Aina V., Zinovyev, Vladimir A., Gurova, Olga A., Sysoev, Vitalii I., Kondranova, Anastasiya M., Kazantsev, Maxim S., Degtyarenko, Konstantin M., Matveeva, Anna G., Kulik, Leonid V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2024
Subjects
bulk heterojunction
Carbon
carbon nanotubes
Electrons
Fluorination
fullerene
Fullerenes
microscopy
Morphology
Multi wall carbon nanotubes
Nanotubes
Nitrogen
organic photovoltaics
Photovoltaic cells
Polymers
semiconducting polymer
Solar batteries
Solar cells
Solar energy industry
Spectrum analysis
Ultrasonic imaging
Vortices
Russia
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Summary:Fluorinated multi-walled carbon nanotubes are implemented as the third component of the active layer of organic solar cells. The addition of approximately 1% weight fraction of these nanotubes into PCDTBT/PC60BM polymer/fullerene active layer leads to a noticeable increase in the main photovoltaic parameters of the solar cells, including their stability. Presumably, the origins of this influence are optimizing the donor/acceptor composite morphology and reinforcing its structure with fluorinated multi-walled carbon nanotubes. This hypothesis is supported by the dramatic influence of the fluorinated multi-walled carbon nanotube additive on the kinetics of the decay of the EPR signal of light-induced charges in the PCDTBT/PC60BM composite.
ISSN:2504-477X
2504-477X
DOI:10.3390/jcs8010003