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Effect of Thermal Annealing on a Ternary Organic Solar Cell Incorporating Gaq3 Organometallic as a Boosting Acceptor

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In this work, the impacts of thermal treatment on the optical, structural and photovoltaic properties of ternary organic solar cells based on DH6T:Gaq3:PC61BM are investigated in the temperature range from 413 to 493 K. The addition of Gaq3 organometallic material as a secondary acceptor is to boost the performance and reproducibility of the devices. The results showed an increased crystallinity, improved photo-absorption and decreased photoluminescence response for the active layers upon annealing to up to 453 K, which was accompanied by the enhancement in the overall photovoltaic performance of the devices by about 11%. A non-monotonic change in the open circuit voltage (V oc ), short circuit current (I sc ) and fill factor (FF) was noticed due to temperature changes. A reasonable batch-to-batch reproducibility was achieved, accentuating a stable operation of the devices under thermal variations.

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This work was financially supported in part by Research University Grant (RUG), UTM Malaysia (Vot: Q.J130000.2509.17H35), and in part by Koya University. The findings made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.

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  1. Soft Materials and Devices Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Health, Koya University, 45 Koy, Koya, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

    Fahmi F. Muhammad

  2. Department of Medical Chemistry, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

    Kamal Aziz Ketuly

  3. Centre for Composites, Institute for Vehicle Systems & Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    Mohd Y. Yahya

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Muhammad, F.F., Ketuly, K.A. & Yahya, M.Y. Effect of Thermal Annealing on a Ternary Organic Solar Cell Incorporating Gaq3 Organometallic as a Boosting Acceptor. J Inorg Organomet Polym 28, 102–109 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-017-0734-2

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