Fabrication and characterization of water-based organic solar cells

• Main Author: Ma, Ka Kui
• Other Authors: Huan Cheng Hon, Alfred
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48692
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The current benchmark for organic photovoltaics (OPVs) using poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and the fullerene derivative [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) involve toxic solvents such as chlorobenzene, which are harmful to both humans and the environment. Using water as the solvent ins...