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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Doping with Niobium Nanoparticles as an Approach to Increase the Power Conversion Efficiency of P3HT:PCBM Polymer Solar Cells.

Elmoiz Merghni Mkawi, Yas Al-Hadeethi, Bassim Arkook, Elena Bekyarova

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elmoiz Merghni MkawiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Yas Al-HadeethiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2284-1279
Bassim ArkookDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4968-0954
Elena BekyarovaDepartment of Chemistry, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.

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King Abdulaziz University IFPRC-173-130-2020
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Abstract

Metal additive processing in polymer: fullerene bulk heterojunction systems is recognized as a viable way for improving polymer photovoltage performance. In this study, the effect of niobium (Nb) metal nanoparticles at concentrations of 2, 4, 6, and 8 mg/mL on poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT)-6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blends was analyzed. The effect of Nb volume concentration on polymer crystallinity, optical properties, and surface structure of P3HT and PCBM, as well as the enhancement of the performance of P3HT:PC61BM solar cells, are investigated. Absorption of the P3HT:PC61BM mix is seen to have a high intensity and a red shift at 500 nm. The reduction in PL intensity with increasing Nb doping concentrations indicates an increase in PL quenching, suggesting that the domain size of P3HT or conjugation length increases. With a high Nb concentration, crystallinity, material composition, surface roughness, and phase separation are enhanced. Nb enhances PCBM's solubility in P3HT and decreases the size of amorphous P3HT domains. Based on the J-V characteristics and the optoelectronic study of the thin films, the improvement results from a decreased recombination current, changes in morphology and crystallinity, and an increase in the effective exciton lifespan. At high doping concentrations of Nb nanoparticles, the development of the short-circuit current (J

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niobium (Nb) nanoparticlesP3HT:PCBM polymersolar cellssurface morphology

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