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Charging Characteristics of Lithium Ion Battery Using Semi-Solar Modules of Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells

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  • Myeonghun Song

    (Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory and KNU Institute for Nanophotonics Applications (KINPA), Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Sooyong Lee

    (Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory and KNU Institute for Nanophotonics Applications (KINPA), Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Dohan Kim

    (Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory and KNU Institute for Nanophotonics Applications (KINPA), Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Chulyeon Lee

    (Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory and KNU Institute for Nanophotonics Applications (KINPA), Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Jaehoon Jeong

    (Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory and KNU Institute for Nanophotonics Applications (KINPA), Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Jooyeok Seo

    (Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory and KNU Institute for Nanophotonics Applications (KINPA), Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Hwajeong Kim

    (Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory and KNU Institute for Nanophotonics Applications (KINPA), Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea
    Priority Research Center, Research Institute of Advanced Energy Technology, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Dong-Ik Song

    (Polymer Rheology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Donghyun Kim

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Youngkyoo Kim

    (Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory and KNU Institute for Nanophotonics Applications (KINPA), Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road 80, Daegu 41566, Korea)

Abstract

The combination of lithium ion battery (LIB) and organic (polymer) solar cells is expected to deliver versatile self-rechargeable portable energy sources, but less attention has been paid to the charging characteristics of LIB-using polymer solar cells. Here we demonstrate that the LIB packs, which were prepared by using lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2 ) and graphite as a cathode and an anode, respectively, can be effectively charged by semi-solar modules of polymer:fullerene solar cells, of which bulk heterojunction (BHJ) layers are composed of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC 61 BM). Results showed that the performance of semi-solar modules was not much degraded by connecting four single solar cells in series or in parallel, but their output power density was noticeably reduced by extending the number of single cells up to eight. The charging test disclosed that the output current density is of importance to speed up the LIB charging at the same output voltage.

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  • Myeonghun Song & Sooyong Lee & Dohan Kim & Chulyeon Lee & Jaehoon Jeong & Jooyeok Seo & Hwajeong Kim & Dong-Ik Song & Donghyun Kim & Youngkyoo Kim, 2017. "Charging Characteristics of Lithium Ion Battery Using Semi-Solar Modules of Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:11:p:1886-:d:119162
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    1. Sungho Nam & Jooyeok Seo & Sungho Woo & Wook Hyun Kim & Hwajeong Kim & Donal D. C. Bradley & Youngkyoo Kim, 2015. "Inverted polymer fullerene solar cells exceeding 10% efficiency with poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) nanodots on electron-collecting buffer layers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-9, December.
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