Zhang, Y., Scarratt, N.W., Wang, T. et al. (1 more author) (2016) Fabricating high performance conventional and inverted polymer solar cells by spray coating in air. Vacuum. ISSN 0042-207X
Abstract
We report bulk heterojunction organic solar cells utilising the electron-donating polymer PffBT4T-2OD blended with the fullerene acceptor PC71BM, with cells explored based on both conventional and inverted architectures. As charge-transporting layers, we utilise the hole-transporting polymer poly (2, 3-dihydrothieno-1, 4-dioxin)-poly (styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) in conventional device architectures, and zinc oxide (ZnO) electron-transport in inverted devices. Critically, all charge-transporting layers and the poly[(5,6-difluoro-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4,7-diyl)-alt- (3,3‴-di(2-octyldodecyl) 2,2'; 5',2''; 5″,2‴ -quaterthiophen-5,5‴-diyl)] (PffBT4T-2OD): [6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) active layer blend were spray coated in air. We demonstrate champion devices having a power conversion efficiency of 8.13% and 8.43% for conventional and inverted architectures respectively.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Vacuum. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Spray-casting; bulk heterojunction solar cells; OPV; PEDOT:PSS; ZnO; PffBT4T-2OD:PC71BM |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/I028641/1 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/J017361/1 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/J017361/1 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/M014797/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2017 14:57 |
Last Modified: | 28 Sep 2017 11:36 |
Published Version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2016.09.017 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.vacuum.2016.09.017 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:111030 |