Improving the efficiency of an organic solar cell by a polymer additive to optimize the charge carriers mobility

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作者
Chen, Ming-Chung [2 ]
Liaw, Der-Jang [2 ]
Chen, Wen-Hsiang [2 ]
Huang, Ying-Chi [2 ]
Sharma, Jadab [1 ]
Tai, Yian [2 ]
机构
[1] CEMES CNRS, UPR 8011, F-31055 Toulouse, France
[2] Natl Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem Engn, Taipei 106, Taiwan
关键词
conducting polymers; electron mobility; hole mobility; solar cells; CONJUGATED POLYMER; HOLE MOBILITY; TRANSPORT;
D O I
10.1063/1.3664127
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We investigate the effect of a high hole mobility triarylamine-based conjugated polymer on a bulk hetero-junction organic solar cell. We employed a polymer blend consisting of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT), [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), and poly(N-(4 -(9,9-dioctyl-fluoren-2-yl)phenyl)-N,N',N'-triphenyl-l,4-phenylenediamine) (PFLAM) as active materials. The hole mobility of PFLAM is similar to 10(-3) cm(2) V-1 s(-1), which is similar to the electron mobility of PCBM. Addition of PFLAM improves the hole mobility of the photovoltaic cell augmenting the charge balance of the system. The overall efficiency gain for such a device is 34%. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3664127]
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