Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1547-z
Keywords
Upconversion nanoparticles; Poly (3-hexylthiophene)-TiO2 heterojunction; Light-harvesting; Photovoltaic properties
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- National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [20574011]
- Shanghai Nanotechnology Promotion Center (SNPC) [1052nm01700]
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We develop an approach to improve the photovoltaic properties of polymer solar cells, by incorporating a function of light upconversion into the solar cell. We synthesize hydrophilic rhombic lanthanide-doped LiYF4 at the average length of 100 nm and breadth of 40 nm. The synthesized nanoparticles which are capable of converting long-wavelength photons into shorter ones are introduced into the poly(3-hexylthiophene)-TiO2 heterojunction solar cell. The results of the upconversion fluorescence spectra demonstrate the energy transfer from the upconversion nanoparticles to poly(3-hexylthiophene). It is revealed by using monochromatic illumination that the upconversion nanoparticles enable the devices to utilize the long-wavelength photons which are beyond the absorption of poly (3-hexylthiophene), and thus, the photovoltaic performance is enhanced.
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