Efficient and Facile Synthetic Route of MoO:MoS Hybrid Thin Layer via Oxidative Reaction of MoS Nanoflakes.

In the present study, MoO:MoS hybrid thin layers have been synthesized through partial oxidation of MoS. We have demonstrated that the reaction requires darkness conditions to decrease the oxidation rate, thus obtaining the hybrid, MoO:MoS. A simple liquid-phase exfoliation (LPE) is carried out to achieve homogenous MoS nanoflakes and high reproducibility of the results after MoS oxidation.

Power Conversion Efficiency Improvement of Planar Organic Photovoltaic Cells Using an Original Hybrid Electron-Transporting Layer.

In organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, besides the organic active layer, the electron-transporting layer (ETL) has a primordial role in transporting electrons and blocking holes. In planar heterojunction-OPVs (PHJ-OPVs), the ETL is called the exciton blocking layer (EBL). The optimum thickness of the EBL is 9 nm.

Semi-Transparent Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Dielectric/Metal/Dielectric Top Electrode: Influence of the Metal on Their Performances.

In order to grow semi-transparent organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs), multilayer dielectric/metal/dielectric (D/M/D) structures are used as a transparent top electrode in inverted OPVs. Two different electrodes are probed, MoO/Ag/MoO and MoO/Ag/Cu:Ag/ZnS. Both of them exhibit high transmission in visible and small sheet resistance.

Nanostructured TiO and PEDOT Electrodes with Photovoltaic Application.

In this work, nanostructured TiO and poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) layers were electrochemically prepared over transparent electrodes. Morphological characterization evidenced the presence of nanostructures as planed with 50-nm-wide TiO rod formations followed by 30-nm-wide PEDOT wires. Different characterizations were made to the deposits, establishing their composition and optic properties of the deposits.

Facile enhancement of bulk heterojunction solar cells performance by utilizing PbSe nanorods decorated with graphene.

An efficient approach for improving the photoelectrical conversion efficiency (PCE) of the bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells, based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C butyric acidmethyl ester (PCBM), by incorporating PbSe nanorods decorated with graphene (G) into their active layer has been reported for the first time. Pristine PbSe and PbSe:G composites (with different amount of graphene) are synthesized via hydrothermal process and the formation mechanism is explained. The systematic investigation indicates that the crystallite size of PbSe:G increases with increasing graphene content.