Influence of the Interface Material Layers and Semiconductor Energetic Disorder on the Open Circuit Voltage in Polymer Solar Cells

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作者
Zampetti, Andrea [1 ,3 ]
Fallahpour, Amir Hossein [1 ,3 ]
Dianetti, Martina [1 ,3 ]
Salamandra, Luigi [1 ,3 ]
Santoni, Francesco [1 ,3 ]
Gagliardi, Alessio [2 ,4 ]
Auf der Maur, Matthias [1 ,3 ]
Brunetti, Francesca [1 ,3 ]
Reale, Andrea [1 ,3 ]
Brown, Thomas M. [1 ,3 ]
Di Carlo, Aldo [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dept Elect Engn, Ctr Hybrid & Solar Energy, Via Politecnico 1, I-00133 Rome, Italy
[2] Tech Univ Munich, Elect & Comp Engn, D-80333 Munich, Germany
[3] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Ctr Hybrid & Solar Energy, CHOSE, Dept Elect Engn, I-00133 Rome, Italy
[4] Tech Univ Munich, Elect & Comp Engn, D-80333 Munich, Germany
关键词
Gaussian density of state; interfaces; interface layer; modeling; open circuit voltage; organic solar cell; simulations; work function; LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODES; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; WORK FUNCTION; LEVEL ALIGNMENT; CHARGE-TRANSFER; ELECTROABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONJUGATED POLYMER; LINE-UP; RECOMBINATION;
D O I
10.1002/polb.23685
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Material layers at electrode/semiconductor interfaces are fundamental for the photovoltaic properties of polymer solar cells. The relationship between open-circuit voltage (V-OC) and the work function (phi) of these interface layers is still a matter of debate. Simulations, together with experiments on over more than 20 cell architectures based on P3HT:PC60BM, enabled us to analyze the physical dependence of V-OC on phi. In particular, when the work function of the contacts is well inside the gap we observe that performance depends strongly on even small variations of phi. On the other hand, when it approaches the energy levels of the semiconducting polymers, device operation becomes the most efficient and less sensitive to variations in phi. Furthermore, by varying the Gaussian density of states (DOS) of the active blend we were able to show that V-OC performance depends significantly also on the DOS. Our study based on the simultaneous variation of transport layers represents a promising method to optimize the design and performance of polymer solar cells. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2015, 53, 690-699
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