Simulation of organic solar cells’s power conversion efficiency

•Power Conversion efficiency simulation.•Optical simulation.•Organic solar cells. This work presents the simulation of the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs), as well as the optimization of the thickness of active layer for better efficiency. The simulated OSCs uses P3HT: PCBM...

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Published in:Solar energy 2021-06, Vol.221, p.483-487
Main Authors: dos Santos Rosa, Eduardo Henrique, Kowalski, Edemir Luiz, Ribeiro Barrozo Toledo, Luiz Felipe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Efficiency
Energy conversion efficiency
Optical simulation
Optimization
Organic solar cells
P3HT: PCBM
Photovoltaic cells
Polymers
Simulation
Solar cells
Solar energy
Solar power
Thickness
Transfer matrices
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Summary:•Power Conversion efficiency simulation.•Optical simulation.•Organic solar cells. This work presents the simulation of the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs), as well as the optimization of the thickness of active layer for better efficiency. The simulated OSCs uses P3HT: PCBM polymer as an active layer. The simulation makes use of an optical model, present in the literature, based on the transfer matrix method that allows calculate the transmission and reflection in each layer of the device. The comparison of the simulated efficiency results with real data from literature shows an average variation of 16%.
ISSN:0038-092X
1471-1257
DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2021.04.016