On the use of Ga-In eutectic and halogen light source for testing P3HT-PCBM organic solar cells

Aurelien Du Pasquier; Steve Miller; Manish Chhowalla

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2005.11.003

On the use of Ga-In eutectic and halogen light source for testing P3HT-PCBM organic solar cells

Aurelien Du Pasquier, Steve Miller, Manish Chhowalla

Rutgers University

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Abstract

In this paper, we report a simple and inexpensive method for testing the photovoltaic characteristics of organic devices. We report measurement data on P3HT-PCBM organic solar cells spin-coated from chloroform solutions, obtained using a Gallium-Indium eutectic top contact, and a halogen light source. We propose a method to correct the spectral mismatch of this light source with the solar spectrum. The effect of annealing and changing the P3HT:PCBM ratio are studied, and similar results as with evaporated aluminum are obtained. We conclude that Ga-In eutectic and halogen light source can conveniently be used instead of evaporated aluminum and a solar simulator for the study of polymer-fullerene bulk-heterojunction devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1828-1839
Number of pages	12
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	90
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2005.11.003
Publication status	Published - Jul 24 2006

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Keywords

Eutectic
Ga-In
P3HT
PCBM

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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Pasquier, A. D., Miller, S., & Chhowalla, M. (2006). On the use of Ga-In eutectic and halogen light source for testing P3HT-PCBM organic solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 90(12), 1828-1839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2005.11.003

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