https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03312-3
Regular Article
Development of nanosized ZnO-PVA-based polymer composite films for performance efficiency optimisation of organic solar cells
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Department of Chemistry, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
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Department of Chemistry, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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Advance Analytical Development Lab-Research and Development Department, CCL Pharmaceuticals, 54000, Lahore, Pakistan
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Physics Department, College of Science, University of Basrah, 61004, Basrah, Iraq
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Center of Excellence Geopolymer and Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), University Malaysia Perlis, 01007, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
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Material Modelling Lab, Department of Physics, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
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Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-E-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Received:
26
July
2022
Accepted:
21
September
2022
Published online:
4
October
2022
Due to flexibility, environmental-friendliness, lower temperature growth, solution tunability, and flexibility of addition, organic solar cells (OSCs) are increasingly attracting prominence in photovoltaics. Despite these benefits, OSCs have a lower energy conversion efficiency than conventional solar-powered cells. As a result, increasing OSC effectiveness will inevitably be the focus. Using this idea, we developed the ZnO-integrated PVA nanocomposite (NCs) films to determine whether we could enhance their effectiveness. The NCs films were made utilising the Solution Casting Approach with a variety of ZnO nanoparticle concentrations in a PVA matrix. Each NCs film sample was examined using OSCs. OSC effectiveness varies significantly with and without using developed NCs films. When used on OSCs with the structure [carbon fibre]/(CuO/epoxy resin)/(ZnO/epoxy resin)/carbon fibre, the film with the appropriate weight percent of ZnO, 16.50%, and PVA, 83.50%, demonstrates a noticeable improvement in performance efficiency.
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