ELECTROSPUN POLYMER-FIBER SOLAR CELL

A study of fabricating the first electrospun polymer-fiber solar cell with MEHPPV is presented. Motivation for the work and a brief history of solar cell is given. Limiting factors to improvement of polymer solar cell efficiency are illustrated. Electrospinning is introduced as a technique that may...

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Main Author: Nagata, Shinobu
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2011
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2566
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3565&context=etd
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Summary:A study of fabricating the first electrospun polymer-fiber solar cell with MEHPPV is presented. Motivation for the work and a brief history of solar cell is given. Limiting factors to improvement of polymer solar cell efficiency are illustrated. Electrospinning is introduced as a technique that may increase polymer solar cell efficiency, and a list of advantages in the technique applied to solar cell is discussed. Results of electrospun polymer-fiber solar cell, absorption, and its device parameter diagnosis through an equivalent circuit analysis are presented.