Wang, T, Pearson, A.J and Lidzey, D.G (2013) Correlating molecular morphology with optoelectronic function in solar cells based on low band-gap copolymer:fullerene blends. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 1 (44). 7266 - 7293. ISSN 2050-7526
Abstract
We review recent progress in the development of organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells employing donor–acceptor copolymers as the electron-donor and fullerene derivatives as the electron-acceptor. We discuss the role of the donor and acceptor moieties, side-chains, bridging units and atomic substitutions of the copolymers on their optoelectronic functionality. The physical properties, e.g. molecular conformation, miscibility, phase-separated lateral and vertical morphology, of various photovoltaic blends prepared via solution casting and post-treatments are reviewed and correlated with photovoltaic device performance. Factors influencing the morphological stability of polymer:fullerene BHJ thin-films are briefly discussed. Finally, we address the use of thin organic interlayers to increase the efficiency of BHJ solar cells.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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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 EPSRC EP/I028641/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2014 14:12 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2014 14:12 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3tc31235f |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/c3tc31235f |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79388 |