Research Article

Gold Nanoparticle-Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites That Enhance the Device Performance of Polymer Solar Cells

Table 2

Electrical characteristics of devices fabricated with GO and various AuNP-GO nanocomposites as the anode buffer layers.

Device (V) (mA cm−2)FFPCE (%)

GOa0.57 ± 0.029.24 ± 0.420.64 ± 0.023.34 ± 0.13
AuNP-GO/GLa0.57 ± 0.0210.70 ± 0.420.64 ± 0.023.89 ± 0.15
AuNP-GO/SCa0.53 ± 0.028.56 ± 0.500.62 ± 0.022.82 ± 0.18
GOb0.82 ± 0.018.44 ± 0.190.60 ± 0.024.12 ± 0.13
AuNP-GO/GLb0.82 ± 0.0110.60 ± 0.210.59 ± 0.025.10 ± 0.06

Photoactive materials: P3HT and PCBM; photoactive materials: P3HT and ICBA.