Meso-structure formation for enhanced organic photovoltaic cells

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作者
Reyes-Reyes, M
Kim, K
Dewald, J
López-Sandoval, R
Avadhanula, A
Curran, S
Carroll, DL [1 ]
机构
[1] Wake Forest Univ, Ctr Nanotechnol & Mol Mat, Dept Phys, Winston Salem, NC 27109 USA
[2] Univ Auton San Luis Potosi, Inst Invest Comun Opt, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
[3] New Mexico State Univ, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA
[4] IPCYT, Adv Mat Dept, Dept Phys, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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10.1021/ol051950y
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Formation of a controlled fullerene mesophase within an organic host system has enabled us to create high-power conversion efficiency photovoltaics. This mesophase is formed using thermal gradients that provide a fluidic mobility of the fullerenes allowing for greater dispersion of nanocrystalline 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)propyl-1-phenyl-(6,6)C-61 (PCBM) within regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT). From this reorganization of the component materials in the matrix the overall efficiency of the system jumps dramatically from the roughly 2.4% to 5.2%.
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