TY - JOUR
T1 - Plasmonic enhanced polymer solar cell with inclusion of Ag@SiO2 core-shell nanostructures
AU - Alikhaidarova, Elmira
AU - Afanasyev, Dmitriy
AU - Ibrayev, Niyazbek
AU - Nuraje, Nurxat
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors express their gratitude to Mr. Marat Nuraje from ERMHS for editing and proof‐reading the whole manuscript. This work was supported partially by FDRG grant of Nazarbayev University (SEDS2020 016).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - In this work, the effect of Ag@SiO2 core-shell nanostructure (NS) on photovoltaic characteristics of polymer solar cell has been studied. Addition of Ag@SiO2 nanostructure containing SiO2 dielectric shell into the polymer solar cell eliminates the influence of metal nanoparticles (NP) to electron transfer between the polymer and the metal nanoparticles. The efficiency of the polymer solar cell was increased by 60% for the optimal concentration of Ag@SiO2 NSs (10−8 mol/L) in the PEDOT:PSS film. The increased efficiency of the polymer solar cell with inclusion of Ag@SiO2 nanostructure in PEDOT:PSS film was ascribed to a decrease of the electrical resistance of the PEDOT:PSS layer and enhancement of light harvesting by light scattering of Ag@SiO2 nanostructure in the polymer solar cell. The mechanism and kinetics of the plasmonic enhanced polymer solar cell were explained by IPCE, time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy, and EIS studies.
AB - In this work, the effect of Ag@SiO2 core-shell nanostructure (NS) on photovoltaic characteristics of polymer solar cell has been studied. Addition of Ag@SiO2 nanostructure containing SiO2 dielectric shell into the polymer solar cell eliminates the influence of metal nanoparticles (NP) to electron transfer between the polymer and the metal nanoparticles. The efficiency of the polymer solar cell was increased by 60% for the optimal concentration of Ag@SiO2 NSs (10−8 mol/L) in the PEDOT:PSS film. The increased efficiency of the polymer solar cell with inclusion of Ag@SiO2 nanostructure in PEDOT:PSS film was ascribed to a decrease of the electrical resistance of the PEDOT:PSS layer and enhancement of light harvesting by light scattering of Ag@SiO2 nanostructure in the polymer solar cell. The mechanism and kinetics of the plasmonic enhanced polymer solar cell were explained by IPCE, time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy, and EIS studies.
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U2 - 10.1002/pat.5574
DO - 10.1002/pat.5574
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121342474
SN - 1042-7147
VL - 33
SP - 1000
EP - 1008
JO - Polymers for Advanced Technologies
JF - Polymers for Advanced Technologies
IS - 3
ER -
