Acoustic enhancement of polymer/ZnO nanorod photovoltaic device performance

Safa Shoaee; Joe Briscoe; James R. Durrant; Steve Dunn

doi:10.1002/adma.201303304

Acoustic enhancement of polymer/ZnO nanorod photovoltaic device performance

Safa Shoaee
, Joe Briscoe
, James R. Durrant
, Steve Dunn

Imperial College London
Queen Mary University of London
Materials Research Institute

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Abstract

Acoustic vibrations are shown to enhance the photovoltaic efficiency of a P3HT/ZnO nanorod solar cell by up to 45%, correlated to a three‐fold increase in charge carrier lifetime. This is assigned to the generation of piezoelectric dipoles in the ZnO nanorods, indicating that the efficiency of solar cells may be enhanced in the presence of ambient vibrations by the use of piezoelectric materials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	263-268
Number of pages	6
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201303304 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201303304
Publication status	Published - 9 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

hybrid
P3HT
piezoelectric
solar cell
zinc oxide

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