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High-performance polymer solar cells with moderately reduced graphene oxide as an efficient hole transporting layer

  • Ye Jin Jeon
  • , Jin Mun Yun
  • , Dong Yu Kim
  • , Seok In Na*
  • , Seok Soon Kim
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University
  • Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
  • Kunsan National University

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Abstract

As an alternative to the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) hole transporting layer (HTL) in polymer solar cells (PSCs), moderately reduced graphene oxide (GO) films fabricated by simple and fast thermal treatment of solution processed GO were investigated. PSC with thermally treated GO at 250 °C exhibited best performance with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.98%, compared to the PSC containing conventional PEDOT:PSS HTL with a PCE of 3.85%. Furthermore, the PSC with thermally treated GO showed superior stability compared to the PSC with conventional PEDOT:PSS HTL under the atmosphere condition without any encapsulation process. Our demonstration suggests that moderately reduced GO by simple thermal treatment could be promising HTL replacing PEDOT:PSS in PSCs as well as other organic electronics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)96-102
Number of pages7
JournalSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume105
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012.10

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

  • Graphene oxide
  • Hole transporting layer
  • Polymer solar cells
  • Stability
  • Thermal treatment

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering - Electrical & Electronic

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