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Ultrathin polyaniline-based buffer layer for highly efficient polymer solar cells with wide applicability.

ABSTRACT: Interfacial buffer layers often attribute the improved device performance in organic optoelectronic device. Herein, a water-soluble hydrochloric acid doped polyanilines (HAPAN) were utilized as p-type electrode buffer layer in highly efficient polymer solar cells (PSC) based on PBDTTT-EFT and several representative polymers. The PBDTTT-EFT-based conventional PSC featuring ultrathin HAPAN (1.3?nm) delivered high PCE approximately 9%, which is one of the highest values among conventional PSC devices. Moreover, ultrathin HAPAN also exhibited wide applicability in a variety of efficient photovoltaic polymers including PBDTTT-C-T, PTB7, PBDTBDD, PBTTDPP-T, PDPP3T and P3HT. The excellent performances were originated from the high transparency, small film roughness and suitable work function.

SUBMITTER: Zhao W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4192614 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ultrathin polyaniline-based buffer layer for highly efficient polymer solar cells with wide applicability.

Zhao Wenchao W Ye Long L Zhang Shaoqing S Fan Bin B Sun Mingliang M Hou Jianhui J

Scientific reports 20141010

Interfacial buffer layers often attribute the improved device performance in organic optoelectronic device. Herein, a water-soluble hydrochloric acid doped polyanilines (HAPAN) were utilized as p-type electrode buffer layer in highly efficient polymer solar cells (PSC) based on PBDTTT-EFT and several representative polymers. The PBDTTT-EFT-based conventional PSC featuring ultrathin HAPAN (1.3 nm) delivered high PCE approximately 9%, which is one of the highest values among conventional PSC devic ...[more]

PMID: 25300365

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