Effect of solvent on fabrication of active layers in organic solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) and fullerene derivatives

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作者
Kawano, Kenji [1 ,2 ]
Sakai, Jun [1 ]
Yahiro, Masayuki [2 ]
Adachi, Chihaya [2 ]
机构
[1] Panason Elect Works Co Ltd, Adv Technol Dev Lab, Osaka 5718686, Japan
[2] Kyushu Univ, Ctr Future Chem, Nishi Ku, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
关键词
Organic solar cells; Solvent; P3HT:PCBM; Light absorption; Charge transport; LARGE-AREA; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYTHIOPHENE; NETWORK;
D O I
10.1016/j.solmat.2008.11.003
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Investigating the effect of solvent on the fabrication of photo-active layers in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) and [6,6]-phenyl C-61-butyric acid methyl ester, we found the short-circuit current density (J(SC)) and fill factor (FF) of a cell with a photo-active layer made using materials dissolved in a mixture of o-dichlorobenzene with chloroform to be slightly higher than those of a cell made using the same materials dissolved only in chlorobenzene. Evaluating the absorption spectra, surface morphology, charge mobility, and solubility of photo-active films made using different solvents, we concluded that the higher J(SC) and FF were due to a larger interfacial area between the photo-active materials in the layer. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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