TY - GEN
T1 - Microstructural-dependent photovoltaic properties of polymer solar cells based on different fullerene derivatives
AU - Tung, Kuo Cheng
AU - Cheng, Wei Chih
AU - Wu, Fu Chiao
AU - Cheng, Horng Long
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene, and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene were used as solvents to fabricate active layers of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and fullerene derivatives for polymer solar cells. The fullerene derivatives employed in this study include indene-C60 bisadduct (ICBA) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). The microstructural features of P3HT:ICBA and P3HT:PCBM thin films were studied using spectroscopy methods. Results show that an overgrowth of P3HT crystallites and the longer effective conjugation length of P3HT chains in thin films can reduce the power conversion efficiency of devices. The presence of ICBA in thin films can limit the growth of P3HT crystallites, which results in a higher fill factor of the ICBA-based devices compared with PCBM-based devices.
AB - Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene, and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene were used as solvents to fabricate active layers of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and fullerene derivatives for polymer solar cells. The fullerene derivatives employed in this study include indene-C60 bisadduct (ICBA) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). The microstructural features of P3HT:ICBA and P3HT:PCBM thin films were studied using spectroscopy methods. Results show that an overgrowth of P3HT crystallites and the longer effective conjugation length of P3HT chains in thin films can reduce the power conversion efficiency of devices. The presence of ICBA in thin films can limit the growth of P3HT crystallites, which results in a higher fill factor of the ICBA-based devices compared with PCBM-based devices.
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U2 - 10.1109/AM-FPD.2014.6867184
DO - 10.1109/AM-FPD.2014.6867184
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84906213445
SN - 9784863483958
T3 - Proceedings of AM-FPD 2014 - The 21st International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials
SP - 253
EP - 255
BT - Proceedings of AM-FPD 2014 - The 21st International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 21st International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2014
Y2 - 2 July 2014 through 4 July 2014
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