Matrix Organization and Merit Factor Evaluation as a Method to Address the Challenge of Finding a Polymer Material for Roll Coated Polymer Solar Cells
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2015

The results presented demonstrate how the screening of 104 light-absorbing low band gap polymers for suitability in roll coated polymer solar cells can be accomplished through rational synthesis according to a matrix where 8 donor and 13 acceptor units are organized in rows and columns. Synthesis of all the polymers corresponding to all combinations of donor and acceptor units is followed by characterization of all the materials with respect to molecular weight, electrochemical energy levels, band gaps, photochemical stability, carrier mobility, and photovoltaic parameters. The photovoltaic evaluation is carried out with specific reference to scalable manufacture, which includes large area (1 cm(2)), stable inverted device architecture, an indium-tin-oxide-free fully printed flexible front electrode with ZnO/PEDOT:PSS (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate), and a printed silver comb back electrode structure. The matrix organization enables fast identification of active layer materials according to a weighted merit factor that includes more than simply the power conversion efficiency and is used as a method to identify the lead candidates. Based on several characteristics included in the merit factor, it is found that 13 out of the 104 synthesized polymers outperformed poly(3-hexylthiophene) under the chosen processing conditions and thus can be suitable for further development.

polymer solar cells

polymer materials

roll coating

synthesis

materials screening

Författare

E. Bundgaard

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

F. Livi

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

O. Hagemann

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

J. E. Carle

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

M. Helgesen

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

I. M. Heckler

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

N. K. Zawacka

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

D. Angmo

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

T. T. Larsen-Olsen

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

G. A. D. Benatto

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

B. Roth

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

M. V. Madsen

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Mats Andersson

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

M. Jorgensen

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

R. R. Sondergaard

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

F. C. Krebs

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Advanced Energy Materials

1614-6832 (ISSN) 1614-6840 (eISSN)

Vol. 5 10 Art. no. 1402186- 1402186

Ämneskategorier

Textil-, gummi- och polymermaterial

DOI

10.1002/aenm.201402186

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