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High efficiency polymer solar cells via sequential inkjet-printing of PEDOT:PSS and P3HT:PCBM inks with additives

  • Seung Hun Eom
  • , Hanok Park
  • , S. H. Mujawar
  • , Sung Cheol Yoon
  • , Seok Soon Kim
  • , Seok In Na
  • , Seok Ju Kang
  • , Dongyoon Khim
  • , Dong Yu Kim
  • , Soo Hyoung Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Highly efficient and cost-effective polymer solar cells (PSCs) based poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)-propyl-1-phenyl-(6,6)C61 (PCBM) have been fabricated by inkjet-printing with various additives. All solution-processed layers in the solar cells - a poly(3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) layer and a photoactive layer based on P3HT and PCBM with additives - were inkjet-printed. The device performance is strongly influenced by the addition of high boiling point additives in the photoactive ink with chlorobenzene (CB) solvent. The morphology, optoelectronic properties, and overall solar cell performance of the devices were dramatically affected by additives, such as 1,8 octanedithiol (ODT), o-dichlorobenzene (ODCB) and chloronaphthalene (Cl-naph). A device fabricated from ink formulated with ODT exhibited the best overall performance with power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.71%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1516-1522
Number of pages7
JournalOrganic Electronics
Volume11
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010.09

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Active layer
  • Ink additives
  • Inkjet-printing
  • P3HT:PCBM
  • Polymer solar cell

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry
  • Physics & Astronomy

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