Performance Improvement of Polymer and Silicon Solar Cells Using Transition Metal Oxide Interfaces

Year : 2024 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 05 | Page : 66 75
    By

    Bhoora Ram,

  • Shrikant Verma,

  1. Research Scholar, Department of Physics, Poornima University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  2. Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Poornima University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

Fossil fuels are running out, which is contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change due to the world’s growing energy demand. Renewable energy, which is environmentally friendly, is crucial for balancing the demand and supply of energy in our society.The non-traditional energy source with the fastest rate of growth is solar cells, which use photovoltaic technology to convert sunlight into electrical power.Conjugated polymers and large molecules are used in polymer solar cell technology to provide flexible, lightweight, affordable, and ecologically safe solar cells that help produce renewable energy and lower carbon dioxide emissions.Employing semiconductors, transition metal oxides serve as charge extraction inter layers in bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells, which combine a conjugate donor polymer containing a methanofullerene receptor, present a promising technique witha efficiency exceeding 19% and increased performance.Good ohmic connections between donors and acceptors are formed by both of n- & p-type transitional metal oxides in polymer solar cells, according to its transparency in the visual and infrared spectra. Despite the emergence of new varieties of solar cells, crystalline silicon cells continue to dominate the photovoltaic solar cell market, requiring additional research to improve their efficiency.Using heterocontact back structure technology, the heterojunction thin layer solar cell design with interfaces of molybdenum trioxide and titanium oxide attains an efficiency of 25% and has potential up to 28.4%. This article presents recent results on transition metal oxide synthesis, characterization, and device performance of polymer &silicon solar cells, aiming to provide cost-effective energy to society.

Keywords: Transition- metal oxides (TMOs), interfaces, holetransport layers (HTL), electron transport layers (ETL),C-Si solar cells, polymer solar cells (PSCs).

[This article belongs to Journal of Polymer and Composites ]

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Bhoora Ram, Shrikant Verma. Performance Improvement of Polymer and Silicon Solar Cells Using Transition Metal Oxide Interfaces. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2024; 12(05):66-75.
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Volume 12
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Received 09/07/2024
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