Effects of thickness and thermal annealing of the PEDOT:PSS layer on the performance of polymer solar cells

被引：180

作者：

Kim, Youngkyoo ^{[1
,2
]}

Ballantyne, Amy M. ^{[2
]}

Nelson, Jenny ^{[2
]}

Bradley, Donal D. C. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Kyungpook Natl Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Organ Nanoelect Lab, Taegu 702701, South Korea

[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Phys, Blackett Lab, London SW7 2AZ, England

来源：

ORGANIC ELECTRONICS | 2009年 / 10卷 / 01期

关键词：

Polymer solar cells; PEDOT:PSS; Thermal annealing; P3HT; PCBM; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); CONDUCTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.orgel.2008.10.003

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

We report the influence of thickness and thermal annealing of the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) layer on the performance of bulk heterojunction solar cells made from blends of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)-propyl-1-phenyl-(6,6)Cr-61. Results show that the power conversion efficiency was significantly improved by inserting the PEDOT:PSS layer but was not strongly sensitive to either the layer thickness or the annealing temperature. Although the short circuit current density was enhanced slightly by annealing the PEDOT:PSS layer at high temperatures, the fill factor was slightly decreased. The trend in device performance could not be explained by the observed changes in the work function of the PEDOT:PSS layer. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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