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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 325-329 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Organic Electronics |
Volume | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Jun 29 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: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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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Biomaterials
- Chemistry(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering