Improved performance and life time of inverted organic photovoltaics by using polymer interfacial materials
Journal article, 2015

A previously published fluorene based interlayer polymer is here compared to three similar polymers where the fluorene monomer has been exchanged with monomers that have been reported to have a higher photo-chemical stability. The polymer interlayers have been studied in terms of their influence on device performance and stability on inverted devices with an active layer of P3HT:PC61BM. By acting as a hole-blocking layer the polymers are able to increase the efficiency of the devices with similar to 50% compared to devices with an ITO cathode. In addition, the polymers also improve the photo-stability of the devices, mainly as an effect of a reduced decrease in open-circuit voltage and fill factor. This indicates that solution processable polymer interlayers could be a way towards both higher efficiency and improved stability of inverted organic solar cells.

Solar cells

Polymer interlayer

Life time stability

Author

Zandra George

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

E. Voroshazi

Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center at Leuven

Camilla Lindqvist

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Renee Kroon

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Wenliu Zhuang

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Ergang Wang

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Patrik Henriksson

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

A. Hadipour

Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center at Leuven

Mats Andersson

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

0927-0248 (ISSN)

Vol. 133 99-104

Subject Categories

Textile, Rubber and Polymeric Materials

DOI

10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.034

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10/8/2017