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ISSN (Print): 2405-4631
ISSN (Online): 2405-464X

Research Article

Carrier Management by Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials for Fully Printable Bulk-Heterojunction Thin-Film Solar Cell

Author(s): Takehito Kato*, Munechika Otsuka, Chihiro Oinuma, Yuki Kurokawa and Kenichi Tsukada

Volume 2, Issue 2, 2018

Page: [143 - 149] Pages: 7

DOI: 10.2174/2405463102666180726142722

Abstract

Background: The phase-separated structure of a three-component system in a bulkheterojunction solar cell could be controlled by using a p-type semiconducting polymer/titanium alkoxide/fullerene derivative as the carrier management layer.

Methods: Addition of the adequate amount of fullerene derivative as the phase separation assistant material in the photoactive layer resulted in a higher short-circuit current density (Jsc) as compared to that in the conventional two-component bulk-heterojunction solar cell. The three-component carrier management layer containing the fullerene derivative as the phase separation assistant material contributed to the formation of many p/n interfaces and a continuous phase-separated structure for the charge separation and charge transfer, as revealed by scanning electron microscopy observations.

Results: Moreover, we report about short-term air stability of the solar cells.

Conclusion: A stability test performed after 30 days indicated that the performance of the threecomponent system was equivalent to that of the conventional two-component system, which used a fullerene derivative as the electron acceptor, although the number of interfaces between different species was larger in the former.

Keywords: Bulk-heterojunction solar cell, electron acceptor, organic semiconducting polymer, organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell, thin-film solar cell, Ti-alkoxide.

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