Research Article

Performance of Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Fabricated Using Spray-Deposited Poly[[9-(1-octylnonyl)-9H-carbazole-2,7-diyl]-2,5-thiophenediyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-4,7-diyl-2,5-thiophenediyl]/[6,6]-Phenyl C71 Butyric Acid Methyl Ester Blend Active Layers

Table 1

Root means square, peak-valley value of active layers, and power conversion efficiency of photovoltaic devices fabricated using the active layers with and without TiO layer.

Method of preparationActive layerRMS
(nm)
Peak-valley value
(nm)
PCE
(%)

Spray coatingWithout TiO 0.564.321.76
With TiO 0.475.474.01
Spin coatingWith TiO 0.697.083.56