Integration of spinel ferrite magnetic nanoparticles into organic solar cells: a review


El Abboubi M., SAN S. E.

Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology, cilt.294, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 294
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116512
  • Dergi Adı: Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Efficiency improvement, External magnetostatic field, Magnetic Nanoparticles, Organic Solar Cells, Spinel ferrites, Stability enhancement
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Organic solar cells (OSCs) have captured significant attention in both academic and industrial circles for their advantageous characteristics, including low manufacturing costs, lightweight, flexibility, ease of fabrication, quick energy payback time, and minimal environmental impact. However, a major obstacle to their widespread adoption is the significant loss of efficiency that occurs during energy conversion, with approximately half of this loss attributed to the recombination of photo-generated charge carriers within OSCs and the low mobility of organic materials. Despite extensive research in this area, the fundamental issue of energy loss during the photovoltaic harvesting process remains unclear. To address these challenges, we investigated the potential of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to improve OSC morphology, inhibit recombination, and enhance charge carrier collection. The incorporation of MNPs led to a substantial increase in short-circuit current density and fill factor, resulting in a significant boost in power conversion efficiency. To evaluate the current state of knowledge in this area, this review highlights the significant contributions of previous studies and includes a comprehensive analysis of all available research.