Improving Cathodes with a Polymer Interlayer in Reversed Organic Solar Cells
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2014

The effects of cathode modification by a conjugated polymer interlayer PFPA1 on the performance of reversed organic solar cells (substrate/cathode/active layer/transparent anode) based on different active material systems and different substrate electrodes are systematically investigated. A reduction of the work function irrespective of the substrate cathode used is observed upon the deposition of the PFPA1 interlayer, which is further related to an improved built-in electric field and open-circuit voltage. The amphiphilic character of the PFPA1 interlayer alters the surface energy of the substrate cathode, leading to the formation of a better active layer morphology aiding efficient exciton dissociation and photocurrent extraction in the modified solar cells. Hence, internal quantum efficiency is found to be significantly higher than that of their unmodified counterparts, while optically, the modified and unmodified solar cells are identical. Moreover, the deep highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of the PFPA1 interlayer improves the selectivity for all investigated substrate cathodes, thus enhancing the fill factor.

Författare

Z. Tang

Linköpings universitet

W. Tress

Linköpings universitet

Q. Y. Bao

Linköpings universitet

M. J. Jafari

Linköpings universitet

J. Bergqvist

Linköpings universitet

T. Ederth

Linköpings universitet

Mats Andersson

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Polymerteknologi

Olle Inganäs

Linköpings universitet

Advanced Energy Materials

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

Vol. 4 15 Art. no. 1400643- 1400643

Ämneskategorier

Den kondenserade materiens fysik

DOI

10.1002/aenm.201400643

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