Lead sulfide nanocrystal: Conducting polymer solar cells

Journal article

In this paper, we report photovoltaic devices fabricated from lead sulfide nanocrystals and the conducting polymer poly(2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl- hexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene). This composite material was produced via a new single-pot synthesis which solves many of the issues associated with existing methods. Our devices have white light power conversion efficiencies under AM1.5 illumination of 0.7% and single wavelength conversion efficiencies of 1.1%. Additionally, they exhibit remarkably good ideality factors (n = 1.15). Our measurements show that these composites have significant potential as soft optoelectronic materials. © 2005 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Authors: Watt, A; Blake, D; Warner, J; Thomsen, E; Tavenner, E

• Journal: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 2006-2012
• Publication date: 2005-06-21
• DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/12/023
• ISSN: 0022-3727
• Language: English