Influence of the Bridging Atom on the Performance of a Low-Bandgap Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell

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作者
Scharber, Markus C. [1 ]
Koppe, Markus [1 ]
Gao, Jia [2 ]
Cordella, Fabrizio [2 ]
Loi, Maria A. [2 ]
Denk, Patrick [1 ]
Morana, Mauro [1 ]
Egelhaaf, Hans-Joachim [1 ]
Forberich, Karen [3 ]
Dennler, Gilles [3 ]
Gaudiana, Russ [3 ]
Waller, Dave [3 ]
Zhu, Zhengguo [3 ]
Shi, Xiaobo [3 ]
Brabec, Christoph J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Konarka Austria, A-4040 Linz, Austria
[2] Univ Groningen, Zernike Inst Adv Mat, NL-9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands
[3] Konarka Technol Inc, Lowell, MA 01852 USA
关键词
CHARGE-TRANSFER EXCITONS; POLYMER; EFFICIENCY; FILMS; TRANSPORT;
D O I
10.1002/adma.200900529
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Replacing a carbon atom with silicon (see figure) on the main chain of a conjugated polythiophene gives a polysilole with higher crystallinity, improved charge transport, reduced bimolecular recombination, and reduced formation of charge-transfer complexes when blended with a fullerene derivative. Optimized bulk heterojunction solar cells using this blend give certified efficiencies of 5.2% under AM 1.5 illumination.
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页数:5
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