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Recent Developments in Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites for Application in Polymer Solar Cells

Graphene (G) and its derivatives, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) have enormous potential for energy applications owing to their 2D structure, large specific surface area, high electrical and thermal conductivity, optical transparency, and huge mechanical strength combined with...

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Autores principales: Díez-Pascual, Ana Maria, Luceño Sánchez, José Antonio, Peña Capilla, Rafael, García Díaz, Pilar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6415067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30966253
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym10020217
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author Díez-Pascual, Ana Maria
Luceño Sánchez, José Antonio
Peña Capilla, Rafael
García Díaz, Pilar
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description Graphene (G) and its derivatives, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) have enormous potential for energy applications owing to their 2D structure, large specific surface area, high electrical and thermal conductivity, optical transparency, and huge mechanical strength combined with inherent flexibility. The combination of G-based materials with polymers leads to new nanocomposites with enhanced structural and functional properties due to synergistic effects. This review briefly summarizes recent progress in the development of G/polymer nanocomposites for use in polymer solar cells (PSCs). These nanocomposites have been explored as transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs), active layers (ALs) and interfacial layers (IFLs) of PSCs. Photovoltaic parameters, such as the open-circuit voltage (V(oc)), short-circuit current density (J(sc)), fill factor (FF) and power-conversion efficiency (PCE) are compared for different device structures. Finally, future perspectives are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-64150672019-04-02 Recent Developments in Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites for Application in Polymer Solar Cells Díez-Pascual, Ana Maria Luceño Sánchez, José Antonio Peña Capilla, Rafael García Díaz, Pilar Polymers (Basel) Review Graphene (G) and its derivatives, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) have enormous potential for energy applications owing to their 2D structure, large specific surface area, high electrical and thermal conductivity, optical transparency, and huge mechanical strength combined with inherent flexibility. The combination of G-based materials with polymers leads to new nanocomposites with enhanced structural and functional properties due to synergistic effects. This review briefly summarizes recent progress in the development of G/polymer nanocomposites for use in polymer solar cells (PSCs). These nanocomposites have been explored as transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs), active layers (ALs) and interfacial layers (IFLs) of PSCs. Photovoltaic parameters, such as the open-circuit voltage (V(oc)), short-circuit current density (J(sc)), fill factor (FF) and power-conversion efficiency (PCE) are compared for different device structures. Finally, future perspectives are discussed. MDPI 2018-02-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6415067/ /pubmed/30966253 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym10020217 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6415067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30966253
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym10020217
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