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Improvement of solar PV efficiency. Potential materials for organic photovoltaic cells

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Abstract

Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells are considered as a viable alternative to those energy sources currently in use. In this work three derivatives of original N,N'-dimetilaminobenziliden-1,3-indandione (DMABI) material are presented as potential materials for OPV. The photoconductivity threshold energy was evaluated from the perspective of spectral dependence of photoconductivity quantum efficiency, and the optical energy gap was defined to determine the optical absorption spectra. The absorption spectra of derivatives are blue shifted compared to original DMABI. Use of these derivatives in multilayer solar cells with original DMABI makes it possible to broaden the spectral response range of OPV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-33
Number of pages6
JournalEnvironmental and Climate Technologies
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Indandione
  • Optical energy gap
  • Organic photovoltaic cells
  • Photoconductivity quantum efficiency
  • Thin films

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