Effects of selenophene substitution on the mobility and photovoltaic efficiency of polyquaterthiophene-based organic solar cells

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作者
Chung, Dae Sung [2 ]
Kong, Hoyoul [3 ]
Yun, Won Min [2 ]
Cha, Hyojung [2 ]
Shim, Hong-Ku [2 ,3 ]
Kim, Yun-Hi [1 ]
Park, Chan Eon [3 ]
机构
[1] Gyeongsang Natl Univ, Dept Chem, Jinju 660701, South Korea
[2] Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem Engn, Organ Elect Lab, Pohang 790784, South Korea
[3] Korea Adv Inst Sci & Technol, Dept Chem, Taejon 305701, South Korea
关键词
Organic photovoltaic cell; Solar cell; Polymer semiconductor; Polyselenophene; Polythiophene; THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS; LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODES; DEPENDENT ELECTRON; POLYMER; HETEROJUNCTION; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; DERIVATIVES; MORPHOLOGY; TRANSPORT;
D O I
10.1016/j.orgel.2010.02.008
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We investigated thin films comprised of a blend of poly(5,5'-bis(3-dodecylthiophene-2yl)2-2'-biselenophene)/[6,6] and phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PDT2Se2/PCBM) for use in bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells. The charge transport characteristics of PDT2Se2 and its analog, poly( 3,3"'-didodecyl quaterthiophene) (PQT-12), were elucidated through analysis of the space charge limited current behavior at various temperatures. PDT2Se2 showed higher mobilities, lower field activation parameters, and a lower temperature dependence of these parameters than did PQT-12, indicating better charge transport in PDT2Se2. Optimization of the PDT2Se2:PCBM composition ratio produced a bicontinuous donor-acceptor network with domain sizes on the order of 10 nm, which afforded power conversion efficiencies of 1.4%, a short circuit current density of 4.3 mA cm (2), an open circuit voltage of 0.69 V, and a fill factor of 47%. This performance was much better than the performance achieved previously using PQT-12: PCBM blend systems. Selenophene substitution appears to be an effective strategy for enhancing the photovoltaic effect of thiophene-based polymeric semiconductors for high performance organic solar cells (OSCs). (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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