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Chin. Phys. B, 2014, Vol. 23(2): 028802    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/2/028802
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Hybrid solar cell based on polythiophene and GaN nanoparticles composite

Feng Qian (冯倩)a b, Shi Peng (时鹏)a b, Li Yu-Kun (李宇坤)a b, Du Kai (杜锴)a b, Wang Qiang (王强)a b, Feng Qing (冯庆)a b, Hao Yue (郝跃)a b
a School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China;
b Key Laboratory of Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China
Abstract  Hybrid solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and Galium nitride (GaN) nanoparticle bulk heterojunction are fabricated and analyzed. The GaN nanocrystal is synthesized by means of a combination of sol–gel process with high temperature ammoniation using Ga(OC2H5) as a precursor. Their characteristics are determined by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. With the addition of GaN nanoparticle to P3HT, the device performance is greatly enhanced.
Keywords:  gallium nitride nanocrystal      hybrid solar cell      P3HT  
Received:  23 April 2013      Revised:  18 July 2013      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  88.40.H- (Solar cells (photovoltaics))  
  73.63.Bd (Nanocrystalline materials)  
  81.07.Pr (Organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructures)  
Fund: Project supported by the Basic Science Research Fund for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. K50511250009).
Corresponding Authors:  Feng Qian     E-mail:  qfeng@mail.xidian.edu.cn
About author:  88.40.H-; 73.63.Bd; 81.07.Pr

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Feng Qian (冯倩), Shi Peng (时鹏), Li Yu-Kun (李宇坤), Du Kai (杜锴), Wang Qiang (王强), Feng Qing (冯庆), Hao Yue (郝跃) Hybrid solar cell based on polythiophene and GaN nanoparticles composite 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 028802

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