Effect of solvents on performance of Alq3/ZnO solar cells: A theoretical approach

被引：3
作者：
Al Maadhede, Taif Saad [1 ,3 ]
Jumali, Mohammad Hafizuddin [1 ]
Al-Agealy, Hadi J. M. [2 ]
Yap, Chi Chin [1 ]
Ayada, Ammar Daham [4 ]
Shaban, Auday H. [5 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Sch Appl Phys, Fac Sci & Technol, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
[2] Univ Baghdad, Dept Phys, Coll Educ Pure Sci Ibn Al Haitham, Baghdad, Iraq
[3] Al Karkh Univ Sci, Coll Energy & Environm Sci, Baghdad, Iraq
[4] Al Farahidi Univ, Baghdad, Iraq
[5] Univ Baghdad, Dept Remote Sensing & GIS, Coll Sci, Baghdad, Iraq
来源：
ENERGY REPORTS | 2023年 / 9卷
关键词：
Quantum model; Theoretical solar cell; Fill factor; ELECTRON-TRANSPORT; EFFICIENCY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.egyr.2023.05.247
中图分类号：
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号：
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要：
Successfully, theoretical equations were established to study the effect of solvent polarities on the electron current density, fill factor and efficiencies of Tris (8-hydroxy) quinoline aluminum (Alq3)/ ZnO solar cells. Three different solvents studied in this theoretical works, namely 1-propanol, ethanol and acetonitrile. The quantum model of transition energy in donor-acceptor system was used to derive a current formula. After that, it has been used to calculate the fill factor and the efficiency of the solar cell. The calculations indicated that the efficiency of the solar cell is influenced by the polarity of solvents. The best performance was for the solar cell based on acetonitrile as a solvent with electron current density of (5.078-12.331) mA/cm(2) between (1-6) V. In addition, the highest efficiency calculated for the (Alq3)/ ZnO solar cell was 2.593% which corresponds to the highest current density. However, the calculated fill-factor values were significantly unchanged with the changing of the current density. Interestingly, the measured values are in a good agreement with previously reported experimental values. (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under theCCBY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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页码：427 / 434
页数：8
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