TiO2-Based Organic Hybrid Solar Cells with Mn+2 Doping. (26th June 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alparslan, Zühal; Kösemen, Arif; Örnek, Osman; Yerli, Yusuf; San, S. Eren
• Other Names: Abdel-Mottaleb Mohamed Sabry Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of photoenergy. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-06-26
• Subjects: Photochemistry -- Periodicals; Photobiology -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; Photochimie; Photobiologie; Chimie physique et théorique; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical; Photobiology; Photochemistry; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 541.35
• DOI: 10.1155/2011/734618
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1110-662X

Abstract

Abstract : A hybrid solar cell is designed and proposed as a feasible and reasonable alternative, according to acquired efficiency with the employment of TiO2 (titanium dioxide) and Mn-doped TiO2 thin films. In the scope of this work, TiO2 (titanium dioxide) and Mn:TiO2 hybrid organic thin films are proposed as charge transporter layer in polymer solar cells. Poly(3-hexylthiophene):phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT: PCBM) is used as active layer. When the Mn-doped TiO2 solar cells were compared with pure TiO2 cells, Mn-doped samples revealed a noteworthy efficiency enhancement with respect to undoped-TiO2 -based cells. The highest conversion efficiency was obtained to be 2.44% at the ratio of 3.5% (wt/wt) Mn doping.