• Title of article

    P3HT/PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cells: Relation between morphology and electro-optical characteristics

  • Author/Authors

    Vanlaeke، نويسنده , , P. and Swinnen، نويسنده , , A. and Haeldermans، نويسنده , , I. and Vanhoyland، نويسنده , , G. and Aernouts، نويسنده , , T. and Cheyns، نويسنده , , D. and Deibel، نويسنده , , C. and D’Haen، نويسنده , , J. and Heremans، نويسنده , , P. and Poortmans، نويسنده , , J. V. MANCA، نويسنده , , J.V.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    2150
  • To page
    2158
  • Abstract
    The performance of organic solar cells based on the blend of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is strongly influenced by blend composition and thermal annealing conditions. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) diffraction measurements show that in the considered blends, ordering of P3HT plays a key role in understanding the PV-performance. It is demonstrated that the natural tendency of regioregular P3HT to crystallize is disturbed by the addition of PCBM. Annealing however improves the crystallinity, explaining the observed spectral broadening and is also resulting in a higher mobility of the holes in P3HT.
  • Keywords
    Bulk heterojunction organic solar cells , Polythiophene , morphology , crystallization , Mobility
  • Journal title
    Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Record number

    1480536