Abstract
In this paper, an investigation of flexible electrodes for photovoltaic textile structures utilizing polymer-based organic materials is presented. The composite structure consisting of a blend of water dispersible carbon nanotube:polyaniline (CNT:PANI) components with poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) was applied to be used as the hole collecting electrode in photovoltaic textile applications. Both photovoltaic textiles and conventional solar cells were fabricated by using a blend of poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT):(6,6)-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). All devices were characterized by measuring current versus voltage characteristics under AM 1.5 conditions. The nanoscale morphology of the photovoltaic structures was investigated using scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 857-862 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the Textile Institute |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |
Funding
Ayse Bedeloglu acknowledges the support of the Scientific. and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) under Grant numbers 2211 and 2214. Pablo Jimenez acknowledges the ‘DGA/CAI-Programa Europa’ for financial support and Fundacion Ramon Areces for his Ph.D. grant.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Fundacion Ramon Areces | |
| Technological Research Council of Turkey | |
| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | 2214, 2211 |
Keywords
- Carbon nanotube
- Composite material
- Organic solar cell
- Photovoltaic textile
- Polyaniline
