Broadband plasmonic absorber as a solar cell with conformal arrangement and various topologies

The role of a highly optimized approach with superior transparent conductive oxide anode towards efficient organic solar cell

“…This could be attributed to the extremely large extinction coefficient [2], low cost [3], better charge mobility [4], low trap state density [5], low excitons' binding energy [6], along with changeable band gap accreditation [7] of organic absorbing layers (OALs), are all desirable priorities. The novel concept promotes a rational methodology for obtaining blend donor-acceptor (D-A) molecules with advantageous corresponding OAL properties to achieve efficient OSCs [8]. The outstanding growth in power conversion efficiency (PCE) over the last few previous works, from 3.8% in 2009 [9] to 17.8% in 2022 [10], has inspired the research community to continue developing the OSC.…”

“…The input material parameters used in the P 3 HT: PC 61 BM OSC device is based on previously tested values for the various consecutive layers. Here the symbols used for parameters are thickness (W), bandgap (E g ), relative permittivity (ε r ), electron affinity (χ i ), electron mobility (μ n ), hole mobility (μ p ), effective DOS at CB (N C ), effective DOS at VB (N V ), electron trap density (N e exp ), hole trap density (N h exp ), electron tail slope (N n U ), hole tail slope (N h U ), respectively[8][9][10][11][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. Performance of OAL thickness with variable TCO in OSC After the optimization of TCO's thickness, the maximum value of device parameters would be achieved through the optimum thickness of OAL.…”