Performance improvement of DBP-based solar cells by introducing a luminescent sensitizer bis[(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridinato-N,C^(2')]c(picolinate)iridium(III)(Flrpic)

In this work,a sky-blue luminescent down-shifting(LDS)layer bis[(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridinato-N,C^(2')]c(picolinate)iridium(II)(FIrpic)was inserted between tetraphenyl dibenzoperiflanthene(DBP)and Mo0_(3)as UV-screen and sensitizer for smallmolecule DBP/C_(60)based planar heterojunction(PHJ)solar cells.With 8-nm Flrpic theshort circuit current(J_(sc))and power conversion efficiency(PCE)of the device areenhanced by 28%and 15%,respectively,probably originating from the re-absorption ofthe photons emitted from Flrpic.The V_(oc)linearly increases over 1-nm Flrpic,ascribed tothe deeper HOMO level of Flrpic than DBP,while the fill factor continuously declines from 3-to 10-nm Flrpic.The EQE spectra prove that the J_(sc)is mainly contributed by thephotocurrent generated in DBP and C_(60)layers.When the FIrpic thickness is 8 nm,the filmsurface is very uniform with the smallest water contact angle.The impedance spectro-scopy demonstrates that the device resistance gradually increases from 4.1×10^(4)Ω(without Flrpic)to 4.6×10^(4)Ω(with 10-nm Flrpic)with the FIrpic thickness rise,simultaneously the device transits from the insulating state into the conductive statefaster for the thin Flrpic layer than the thick layer.