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Luminescent GdVO4:Sm3+ quantum dots enhance power conversion efficiency of bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells by Förster resonance energy transfer.
- Source :
- Applied Physics Letters; 7/11/2016, Vol. 109 Issue 2, p023902-1-023902-5, 5p, 2 Charts, 5 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In this work, we report enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE) of bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells by Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from samarium-doped luminescent gadolinium orthovanadate (GdVO<subscript>4</subscript>:Sm<superscript>3+</superscript>) quantum dots (QDs) to polythieno[3,4-b]-thiophene-co-benzodithiophene (PTB7) polymer. The photoluminescence emission spectrum of GdVO<subscript>4</subscript>:Sm<superscript>3+</superscript> QDs overlaps with the absorption spectrum of PTB7, leading to FRET from GdVO<subscript>4</subscript>:Sm<superscript>3+</superscript> to PTB7, and significant enhancements in the charge-carrier density of excited and polaronic states of PTB7 are observed. This was confirmed by means of femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. The FRET from GdVO<subscript>4</subscript>:Sm<superscript>3+</superscript> QDs to PTB7 led to a remarkable increase in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PTB7:GdVO<subscript>4</subscript>:Sm<superscript>3+</superscript>:PC<subscript>71</subscript>BM ([6,6]-phenyl-C<subscript>71</subscript>-butyric acid methyl ester) polymer solar cells. The PCE in optimized ternary blend PTB7:GdVO<subscript>4</subscript>:Sm<superscript>3+</superscript>:PC<subscript>71</subscript>BM (1:0.1:1.5) is increased to 8.8% from 7.2% in PTB7:PC<subscript>71</subscript>BM. This work demonstrates the potential of rare-earth based luminescent QDs in enhancing the PCE of polymer solar cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 109
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116849979
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4958690