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Electrochemically deposited poly(3-methylthiophene) performance in single layer photovoltaic devices

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Photovoltaic devices based on electrochemically synthesized poly(3-methylthiophene) PMeT were constructed and characterized. The charge mobility for positive carriers of this polymer is quite high, 4 x 10-4 cm2/Vs, being attractive for optoelectronic devices. In single layer photovoltaic devices with PMeT active layer electrochemically deposited onto indium-tin oxide substrate with aluminum as top electrode we have obtained short-circuit current density of 0.31 A/m2, open-circuit voltage of 1 V and power conversion efficiency of 0.14% at 100 W/m2 white light irradiance.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19044, 81531-990, Curitiba PR, Brazil

    R. Valaski, L. S. Roman & I. A. Hümmelgen

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Received: 17 October 2003

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73.50.Pz Photoconduction and photovoltaic effects - 73.61.Ph Polymers; organic compounds - 73.50.Gr Charge carriers: generation, recombination, lifetime, trapping, mean free paths - 73.40.Sx Metal-semiconductor-metal structures

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Valaski, R., Roman, L.S., Micaroni, L. et al. Electrochemically deposited poly(3-methylthiophene) performance in single layer photovoltaic devices. Eur. Phys. J. E 12, 507–511 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/e2004-00022-7

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