A solution-processed zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film as an electron collection layer for polymer solar cells (PSCs) with an inverted device structure was investigated. Power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of PSCs made with...A solution-processed zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film as an electron collection layer for polymer solar cells (PSCs) with an inverted device structure was investigated. Power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of PSCs made with a blend of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) are 3.50% and 1.21% for PSCs with and without the ZnO thin film, respectively. Light intensity dependence of the photocurrent and the capacitance-voltage measurement demonstrate that the increased PCEs are due to the restriction of the strong bimolecular recombination in the interface when a thin ZnO layer is inserted between the polymer active layer and the ITO electrode. These results demonstrate that the ZnO thin film plays an important role in the performance of PSCs with an inverted device structure.展开更多
We have researched the performances of organic photovoltaic devices with the bulk heterojunction （BHJ） structure using the organic solution-processable functionalized graphene （SPFGraphene） material as the electro...We have researched the performances of organic photovoltaic devices with the bulk heterojunction （BHJ） structure using the organic solution-processable functionalized graphene （SPFGraphene） material as the electron-accepter material and P3OT as the donor material. The structural configuration of the device is ITO/PEDOT：PSS/P3OT：PCBM-SPFGraphene/LiF/A1. Given the P3OT/PCBM （1：1） mixture with 8wt% of SPFGraphene, the open-circuit voltage （Voc） of the device reaches 0.64 V, a short-circuit current density （J^c） reaches 5.7 mA/cm2, a fill factor （FF） reaches 0.42, and the power conversion efficiency （7？） reaches 1.53% at illumination at 100 mW/cm2 AM1.5. We further studied the reason for the device performances improvement In the P3OT：PCBM-SPFGraphene composite, the SPFGraphene material acts as exciton dissociation sites and provides the transport pathways of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital （LUMO）-SPFGraphene-A1. Furthermore, adding SPFGraphene to P3OT results in appropriate energetic distance between the highest occupied molecular orbital （HOMO） and LUMO of the donoffacceptor and provides higher exciton dissociation volume mobility of carrier transport. We have researched the effect of annealing treatment for the devices and found that the devices with annealing treatment at 180℃ show better performances compared with devices without annealed treatment. The devices with annealed treatment show the best performance, with an enhancement of the power conversion efficiency from 1.53% to 1.75%.展开更多
基金the Joint Researh Fund for Overseas Chinese Scholars, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50828301)the NSFC (50990065, U0634003, and 60937001)+1 种基金MOST (2009CB603601)973 project (2009CB623604)
文摘A solution-processed zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film as an electron collection layer for polymer solar cells (PSCs) with an inverted device structure was investigated. Power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of PSCs made with a blend of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) are 3.50% and 1.21% for PSCs with and without the ZnO thin film, respectively. Light intensity dependence of the photocurrent and the capacitance-voltage measurement demonstrate that the increased PCEs are due to the restriction of the strong bimolecular recombination in the interface when a thin ZnO layer is inserted between the polymer active layer and the ITO electrode. These results demonstrate that the ZnO thin film plays an important role in the performance of PSCs with an inverted device structure.
基金supported by the National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation (Grant No. 60825407)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2011CB932700 and 2011CB932703)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60877025 and61077044)Beijing Science and Technology Committee (Grant Nos.Z101103055810003 and D090803044009001)Beijing Natural Science Fund Project (Grant No. 2092024)the Excellent Doctor’s Science and Technology Innovation Foundation of Beijing Jiaotong University, China(Grant No. 2011YJS279)
文摘We have researched the performances of organic photovoltaic devices with the bulk heterojunction （BHJ） structure using the organic solution-processable functionalized graphene （SPFGraphene） material as the electron-accepter material and P3OT as the donor material. The structural configuration of the device is ITO/PEDOT：PSS/P3OT：PCBM-SPFGraphene/LiF/A1. Given the P3OT/PCBM （1：1） mixture with 8wt% of SPFGraphene, the open-circuit voltage （Voc） of the device reaches 0.64 V, a short-circuit current density （J^c） reaches 5.7 mA/cm2, a fill factor （FF） reaches 0.42, and the power conversion efficiency （7？） reaches 1.53% at illumination at 100 mW/cm2 AM1.5. We further studied the reason for the device performances improvement In the P3OT：PCBM-SPFGraphene composite, the SPFGraphene material acts as exciton dissociation sites and provides the transport pathways of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital （LUMO）-SPFGraphene-A1. Furthermore, adding SPFGraphene to P3OT results in appropriate energetic distance between the highest occupied molecular orbital （HOMO） and LUMO of the donoffacceptor and provides higher exciton dissociation volume mobility of carrier transport. We have researched the effect of annealing treatment for the devices and found that the devices with annealing treatment at 180℃ show better performances compared with devices without annealed treatment. The devices with annealed treatment show the best performance, with an enhancement of the power conversion efficiency from 1.53% to 1.75%.
