Deposition of hole-transport materials in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells by doctor-blading

被引:83
作者
Ding, I-Kang [1 ]
Melas-Kyriazi, John [1 ]
Cevey-Ha, Ngoc-Le [2 ]
Chittibabu, Kethinni G. [3 ]
Zakeeruddin, Shaik M. [2 ]
Graetzel, Michael [2 ]
McGehee, Michael D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Chim Phys, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[3] Konarka Technol Inc, Lowell, MA 01852 USA
关键词
Dye-sensitized solar cells; Organic semiconductors; Solution processing; LOW-COST; EFFICIENCY; CONVERSION; POLYMERS; FILMS;
D O I
10.1016/j.orgel.2010.04.019
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We report using doctor-blading to replace conventional spin coating for the deposition of the hole-transport material spiro-OMeTAD (2,2',7,7'-tetrakis-(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9'-spirobifluorene) in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Doctor-blading is a roll-to-roll compatible, large-area coating technique, is capable of achieving the same spiro-OMeTAD pore filling fraction as spin coating, and uses much less material. The average power conversion efficiency of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells made from doctor-blading is 3.0% for 2-mu m thick films and 2.0% for 5-mu m thick films, on par with devices made with spin coating. Directions to further improve the filling fraction are also suggested. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1217 / 1222
页数:6
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