TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and application in solar cell of poly(3-octylthiophene)/cadmium sulfide nanocomposite
AU - Han, Zhiyue
AU - Zhang, Jingchang
AU - Yang, Xiuying
AU - Cao, Weiliang
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - A conducting polymer composite, poly(3-octylthiophene)/cadmium sulfide (POT/CdS) was first synthesized. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) depict the morphology of the samples, defining that CdS was successfully coated by poly(3-octylthiophene) molecules. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and infrared spectroscopy (IR) show that there is a chemical interaction in the composite. The energy gap of the POT/CdS composite is lower at 0.824 eV, which also shows that the optical performance of the new material is far superior to POT or CdS separately, by ultravioletvisible spectra (UVvis). Solar cell was sensitized by POT/CdS. A solar-to-electric energy conversion efficiency of 0.581% was attained with the system. The results show that POT/CdS nanocomposites are promising materials with excellent performance characteristics in photoelectric applications.
AB - A conducting polymer composite, poly(3-octylthiophene)/cadmium sulfide (POT/CdS) was first synthesized. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) depict the morphology of the samples, defining that CdS was successfully coated by poly(3-octylthiophene) molecules. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and infrared spectroscopy (IR) show that there is a chemical interaction in the composite. The energy gap of the POT/CdS composite is lower at 0.824 eV, which also shows that the optical performance of the new material is far superior to POT or CdS separately, by ultravioletvisible spectra (UVvis). Solar cell was sensitized by POT/CdS. A solar-to-electric energy conversion efficiency of 0.581% was attained with the system. The results show that POT/CdS nanocomposites are promising materials with excellent performance characteristics in photoelectric applications.
KW - Chemical interaction
KW - Composite material
KW - Photoelectric performance
KW - Solar cell
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U2 - 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.09.006
DO - 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.09.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650704033
SN - 0927-0248
VL - 95
SP - 483
EP - 490
JO - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
IS - 2
ER -
