NOVELTY - Photovoltaic cell device for generating a photocurrent when irradiated with light, comprises an active layer having top and bottom surfaces and that generates charge carriers when irradiated with the light; and top and bottom electrodes respectively interfaced with the top and bottom layers of the active layer; where the top electrode comprises a first graphene layer and a first polarized ferroelectric layer, where the first polarized ferroelectric layer defines an internal electric field that extends into the active layer and that facilitates the generation of the photocurrent.    USE - The photovoltaic cell device is useful for generating photocurrent when irradiated with light (claimed). It can also be used in industrial applications for providing power to a wide range of electrically powered devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, portable computers, cameras, and watches.    ADVANTAGE - In the photovoltaic cell device, the internal electric field causes the electrons and holes to move towards opposite electrodes, giving rise to a photocurrent, while also mitigating undesirable charge-carrier recombination. The photovoltaic cells are cost-effective, have high conversion efficiency, can be made flexible, and can be scaled to small and large sizes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Photovoltaic cell device for generating a photocurrent when irradiated with light, comprises an active layer having top and bottom surfaces and that generates charge carriers when irradiated with the light; and top and bottom electrodes respectively interfaced with the top and bottom layers of the active layer; where the top electrode comprises a first graphene layer and a first polarized ferroelectric layer, where the first polarized ferroelectric layer defines an internal electric field that extends into the active layer and that facilitates the generation of the photocurrent; or photovoltaic cell device capable of generating a photocurrent, comprises an active layer comprising an organic semiconducting polymer layer having top and bottom surfaces; and a top electrode interfaced with the top surface of the active layer, the top electrode comprising a graphene layer and a ferroelectric layer that includes a polarized ferroelectric polymer that generates an internal electric field that extends into the active layer; and where the active layer generates charge carriers in response to being irradiated with light through the top electrode, and where the internal electric field reduces an amount of charge-carrier recombination as compared to that in the absence of the internal electric field and serves to generate the photocurrent. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of generating a photocurrent in a photovoltaic cell having an active layer sandwiched by first and second electrodes, involving illuminating the active layer through the first electrode to generate electrons and holes in the active layer, where the first electrode includes a first graphene layer and a first polarized ferroelectric layer; using the first polarized ferroelectric layer, forming a first internal electric field that extends into the active layer; and generating a photocurrent by the first internal electric field causing the electrons and holes to move to opposite ones of the first and second electrodes.