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Comparison of various solution processed electron transport layers for high efficiency polymer solar cells

TitleComparison of various solution processed electron transport layers for high efficiency polymer solar cells
Publication TypePresentazione a Congresso
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsDiana, R., Morvillo Pasquale, Bobeico E., Ricciardi Rosa, and Minarini Carla
Conference NameIET Conference Publications
PublisherInstitution of Engineering and Technology
Keywords9, 9-dioctylfluorene, butyric acid, Conjugated polymers, Efficiency, Electrical performance, Electron transport layers, Electron transport properties, Film preparation, Inverted polymer solar cells, PFN, Photonics, Power conversion efficiencies, Solar cells, TiO, Titanium, Titanium oxides, Zinc, Zinc coatings, Zinc compounds, Zinc oxide, ZnO
Abstract

In this work we made a comparative study between the electrical performances of three different electron transport layers (ETLs), used to build inverted polymer solar cells (PSCs). Two different metal oxides are prepared with a solution process: the first one is zinc oxide, prepared by a solgel procedure dissolving zinc acetate and ethanolamine in the 2-methoxyethanol, the second one is titanium oxide, prepared by spin coating a solution of commercial Titanium(IV)-isoproxide in 2-methoxyethanol. The last ETL is an alcohol soluble conjugated polymer: poly[(9,9-bis(3′-(N, N-dimethylamino)propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctylfluorene)](PFN). Inverted PSCs with the configuration glass/ITO/ETL/photoactive layer/MoO3/Ag were realized in order to investigate the performance of different ETL thin films. The photoactive layer was a blend of poly[(4,8-bis-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b′] dithiophene)-2,6-diyl-alt-(4-(2-ethylhexanoyl)-thieno[3,4-b]thiopene)-2,6-diyl] and [6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester. The best power conversion efficiency (6.4%) under simulated AM1.5G illumination of 100 mW/cm2, was achieved for the PSCs fabricated using a ZnO and PFN films.

URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946034638&doi=10.1049%2fcp.2015.0184&partnerID=40&md5=1fed35a07f7f89c30c745ee8ede81516
DOI10.1049/cp.2015.0184
Citation KeyDiana2015