The substantial increase in the efficiency of organic solar cells achieved in recent years would not have been possible without work on the synthesis of new materials and understanding the relationship between the mor...The substantial increase in the efficiency of organic solar cells achieved in recent years would not have been possible without work on the synthesis of new materials and understanding the relationship between the morphology and performance of organic photovoltaic devices.The structure of solvent-cast active layers is a result of phase separation in mixtures of donor and acceptor components.To a large extent,this process depends on the interactions between the components of the mixture.Here,we present a systematic analysis of the morphology of poly[N-9'-heptadecanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4',7'-di-2-thienyl-2',1',3'-benzothiadiazole)](PCDTBT)and[6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester(PC70BM)films in terms of the ternary phase diagram.The interaction parameters between PCDTBT and four different solvents,namely chloroform,chlorobenzene,o-dichlorobenzene,and toluene,were estimated based on swelling experiments.Based on these values,ternary phase diagrams of PCDTBT:PC70BM in different solvents were calculated.The morphology of spin-coated films with different blend ratios cast from different solvents is discussed in terms of the obtained phase diagrams.展开更多
基金the National Science Center(No.UMO-2013/11/B/ST5/04473)the European Regional Development Fund in the framework of the Polish Innovation Economy Operational Program(Contract No.POIG.02.01.00-12-023/08).
文摘The substantial increase in the efficiency of organic solar cells achieved in recent years would not have been possible without work on the synthesis of new materials and understanding the relationship between the morphology and performance of organic photovoltaic devices.The structure of solvent-cast active layers is a result of phase separation in mixtures of donor and acceptor components.To a large extent,this process depends on the interactions between the components of the mixture.Here,we present a systematic analysis of the morphology of poly[N-9'-heptadecanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4',7'-di-2-thienyl-2',1',3'-benzothiadiazole)](PCDTBT)and[6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester(PC70BM)films in terms of the ternary phase diagram.The interaction parameters between PCDTBT and four different solvents,namely chloroform,chlorobenzene,o-dichlorobenzene,and toluene,were estimated based on swelling experiments.Based on these values,ternary phase diagrams of PCDTBT:PC70BM in different solvents were calculated.The morphology of spin-coated films with different blend ratios cast from different solvents is discussed in terms of the obtained phase diagrams.