Towards solution processed all-carbon solar cells: A perspective

Vincent C. Tung; Jen Hsien Huang; Jaemyung Kim; Alexander J. Smith; Chih Wei Chu; Jiaxing Huang

doi:10.1039/c2ee21587j

Towards solution processed all-carbon solar cells: A perspective

Vincent C. Tung, Jen Hsien Huang, Jaemyung Kim, Alexander J. Smith, Chih Wei Chu, Jiaxing Huang^*

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In this perspective, we describe a new type of photovoltaic all-carbon composites, in which single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and fullerenes are directly co-assembled and processed in water using graphene oxide (GO) as a surfactant. Solar cells made with C₆₀/SWCNTs/reduced GO as the active layer and an additional evaporated C₆₀ blocking layer yield a power conversion efficiency of 0.21%, which can be significantly increased to 0.85% by replacing C₆₀ with the better absorber C₇₀. These results suggest the possibility of making a new generation of solution processed all-carbon solar cells, in which all the functional layers are made of graphitic nanomaterials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	7810-7818
Number of pages	9
Journal	Energy and Environmental Science
Volume	5
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee21587j
State	Published - Jul 2012
Externally published	Yes

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