Ross, NatashaMabindisa, Rorisang2023-02-202024-05-092024-05-092022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14582>Magister Scientiae - MScMany 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.enSolar energyChemistryPhotovoltaic cellsNanomaterialsUniversity of the Western Cape