Origin of the enhanced performance in poly"3-hexylthiophene…: †6,6‡-phenyl C 61 -butyric acid methyl ester solar cells upon slow drying of the active layer
By V. Mihailetchi, L. Jan Anton Koster. 2006
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The origin of the enhanced performance of bulk heterojunction solar cells based on slowly dried films of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester is investigated, combining charge transport measurements with numerical device simulations. Slow drying leads to a 33-fold enhancement of the hole mobility up to 5.0×10−7m2V−1s−1 in the P3HT phase of the blend, thereby balancing the transport of electrons and holes in the blend. The resulting reduction of space-charge accumulation enables the use of thick films (∼300nm), absorbing most of the incoming photons, without losses in the fill factor and short-circuit current of the device.
Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics
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- Recent Advances in Organic Solar Cells (2007, background): “The most important finding was that slow drying of the P3HT:PCBM layer leads to increased mobilities, thus preventing the build up of space charge inside the device [104–110].”