Two-in-one: cathode modification and improved solar cell blend stability through addition of modified fullerenes

作者:George Zandra; Xia Yuxin; Sharma Anirudh; Lindqvist Camilla; Andersson Gunther; Inganas Olle; Moons Ellen; Muller Christian; Andersson Mats R*
来源:Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4(7): 2663-2669.
DOI:10.1039/c5ta06420a

摘要

The synthesis of dual purpose modified fullerenes with pyridine-as well as amine-functional groups is reported. Addition of these fullerenes to a polymer : fullerene bulk-heterojunction blend based on a thiophene-quinoxaline donor polymer is found to modify the active layer/cathode interface of inverted solar cells (glass/ITO/active layer/MoO3/Al). In particular the open-circuit voltage of devices is increased from 0.1 V to about 0.7 V, which results in a drastic rise in photovoltaic performance with a power conversion efficiency of up to 3%. At the same time, presence of the functionalised fullerene additives prevents the detrimental formation of micrometre-sized fullerene crystals upon annealing at 140 degrees C. As a result, the device performance is retained, which promises significantly increased thermal stability of the bulk-heterojunction blend nanostructure.

  • 出版日期2016