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Photovoltaic Effect In Single-Junction Organic Solar Cell Fabricated Using Vanadyl Phthalocyanine Soluble Derivative, Shahino Mah Abdullah
Photovoltaic Effect In Single-Junction Organic Solar Cell Fabricated Using Vanadyl Phthalocyanine Soluble Derivative, Shahino Mah Abdullah
Shahino Mah Abdullah
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the optical and electrical characteristics of a single‐junction solar cell based on a green-color dye Vanadyl 2,9,16, 23-tetraphenoxy-29H, 31H-phthalocyanine (VOPcPhO). The use of soluble vanadyl phthalocyanine derivative makes it very attractive for photovoltaic applications due to its tunable properties and high solubility. Design/methodology/approach: A photoactive layer of VOPcPhO has been sandwiched between indium tin oxide (ITO) and aluminum (Al) electrodes to produce ITO/PEDOT:PSS/VOPcPhO/Al photovoltaic device. The VOPcPhO thin film is deposited by a simple spin coating technique. In order to obtain the optimal thickness for the solar cell device, different thicknesses …