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Effect of Different Layers on the Performance of P3HT:PCBM-Based Organic Solar Cell

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Low-cost organic-based solar cell technologies have been a very attractive area of research in recent years. This work aims to find the maximum power conversion efficiency of P3HT:PCBM-based organic solar cell (OSC) by varying the thickness of different layers of the OSC using GPVDM software. P3HT:PCBM is used as an active layer material. Al, ITO, PEDOT:PSS, and TiOx are used as the back electrode (cathode), transparent electrode (anode), hole transporting layer (HTL), and electron transporting layer (ETL), respectively. The results show that J-V characteristics are affected by different layer thicknesses and power conversion efficiency can be improved by adjusting the thickness of different layers. Simulation results reveal that the optimum thickness for the active layer, TiOx, and PEDOT:PSS is 180 nm, 30 nm, and 10 nm respectively with 5.14% power conversion efficiency. Also, different ETL and HTL materials have been used to study the performance of the solar cell.

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We would like to thank the Department of Physics, Raiganj University, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India, for providing the necessary facility as well as the support to complete the research paper. The authors are also thankful to Roderick Mackenzie, creator of GPVDM software, which helps us to complete this work.

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Sen, S., Islam, R. Effect of Different Layers on the Performance of P3HT:PCBM-Based Organic Solar Cell. Braz J Phys 51, 1661–1669 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-021-00974-9

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