Enhanced performance of layer-evolved bulk-heterojunction solar cells with Ag nanoparticles by sequential deposition

Sunyong Ahn; Woongsik Jang; Jong Hyeok Park; Dong Hwan Wang

doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2015.05.008

Enhanced performance of layer-evolved bulk-heterojunction solar cells with Ag nanoparticles by sequential deposition

Sunyong Ahn, Woongsik Jang, Jong Hyeok Park, Dong Hwan Wang

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Abstract

Organic photovoltaic devices based on layer-evolved bulk-heterojunction (LE-BHJ) from poly{[4,4′-bis(2-ethylhexyl) dithieno(3,2-b:2′,3′-d)silole]-2,6-diyl-alt-[4,7-bis(2-thienyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole]-5,5′-diyl} (Si-PCPDTBT)/[6,6]-phenyl C₇₁ butyric acid methyl ester (PC₇₁BM) are successfully fabricated by a sequential solution deposition process. During the process of a top layer being deposited from an appropriate cosolvent ratio control, the top layer of PC₇₁BM vertically penetrates a pre-coated layer of Si-PCPDTBT, resulting in an inter-diffused nanostructure with an LE-BHJ surface morphology. The LE-BHJ cells exhibit improved nanoscale phase separation and comparable performance, in comparison with the conventional BHJ device. Furthermore, Ag nanoparticles (NPs) with optimized ratio embedded LE-BHJ exhibit significant enhanced efficiency in comparison with the conventional BHJ and pristine LE-BHJ devices, because the multiple scattering from the Ag NPs leads to longer optical paths, which give rise to effective absorptivity and reduced leakage current within the BHJ active film.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	325-329
Number of pages	5
Journal	Organic Electronics
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2015.05.008
Publication status	Published - 2015 Jun 29

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This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program, through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning ( 2014R1A1A1002419 ). This research was also supported by Chung-Ang University Research Grants in 2014.

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