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ArticlePolymers2023

An Investigation of the Inverted Structure of a PBDB:T/PZT:C1-Based Polymer Solar Cell.

Tahani I Al-Muhimeed, Shareefah Alahmari, Muhammad Ahsan, Mostafa M Salah

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Tahani I Al-MuhimeedDepartment of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Shareefah AlahmariDepartment of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad AhsanDepartment of Measurements and Control Systems, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2362-3297
Mostafa M SalahElectrical Engineering Department, Future University in Egypt, Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-9986-2377

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Abstract

Based on experimental results, this theoretical study presents a new approach for investigating polymers' solar cells. P-type PZT:C1 and N-type PBDB:T were used to construct a blend for use as a photoactive layer for the proposed all-polymer solar cell. Initially, an architecture of an ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PBDB:T/PZT:C1/PFN-Br/Ag all-polymer solar device calibrated with experimental results achieved a PCE of 14.91%. A novel inverted architecture of the same solar device, proposed for the first time in this paper, achieved a superior PCE of 19.92%. Furthermore, the optimization of the doping of the transport layers is proposed in this paper. Moreover, the defect density and the thickness of the polymer are studied, and a PCE of 22.67% was achieved by the optimized cell, which is one of the highest PCEs of polymer solar devices. Finally, the optimized polymer solar cell showed good stability amidst temperature variations. This theoretical study sheds light on the inverted structure of all-polymer solar devices.

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all-polymer solar cellinverted structurePCE

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PMID38139875
PMCPMC10747590

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