Nanostructured materials for sustainable next generation organic solar cells
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Many researchers are conducting their studies that are centred on using solar energy to generate
electricity due to the developing interest in solar energy. One of the most promising options to reduce
the cost of manufacturing photovoltaic cells and increase power conversion efficiency in the
framework of solar energy is hybrid photovoltaics, which combines organic molecules and
nanomaterials. Photovoltaic cells become significant in this regard. Most of the commercially
accessible photovoltaic cells currently are made of inorganic materials, which are expensive to produce
and include harmful compounds. Because of these factors, organic photovoltaic cells have an
advantage over their inorganic counterparts. In this research project, we concentrated on
synthesising new donor nanostructured materials for use in organic photovoltaic cells. A range of
characterisation techniques were used to confirm and analyse the compounds that are commercially
available with the newly as-synthesised compound.
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>Magister Scientiae - MSc
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Solar energy, Chemistry, Photovoltaic cells, Nanomaterials