Silver Nanoparticles in PEDOT:PSS Layer for Polymer Solar Cell Application
Table 3
Optimized PV performance for BHJ solar cells with Ag NPs under AM 1.5 G-simulated solar illumination (100 mW/cm2).
Amount of Ag NPs in 1 mL PEDOT:PSS [µL]
[mA/cm2]
[V]
FF [—]
PCEav. [%]
[μW]
PCEmax after 8 months [%] (lost, %)
ITO/PEDOT:PSS:Ag NPs/P3HT:PCBM/Al
0
8.58 (±0.20)
0.598 (±0.001)
0.57 (±0.02)
2.77 (±0.11)
137
1.93 (30%)
60
7.36 (±0.13)
0.604 (±0.002)
0.49 (±0.05)
2.16 (±0.24)
109
1.56 (28%)
90
7.36 (±0.09)
0.607 (±0.002)
0.46 (±0.03)
2.05 (±0.17)
100
1.79 (13%)
120
7.26 (±0.24)
0.604 (±0.002)
0.46 (±0.08)
2.00 (±0.42)
110
1.07 (47%)
150
6.81 (±0.03)
0.557 (±0.003)
0.47 (±0.01)
1.80 (±0.02)
82
1.50 (17%)
: open circuit voltage, : short circuit current density, FF: fill factor, PCE: power conversion efficiency, and : the maximum power of the pixel with PCEmax.
