Title :
A new class of acceptor polymers for applications in organic PV
Author :
Woodhouse, Michael ; Perkins, Craig L. ; Rawls, Matthew T. ; Cormier, Russell A. ; Gregg, Brian A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
The motivation to use the perylene-based polymers shown here is centered on the material´s stability in ambient conditions relative to other widely used photo-active organic materials, very low cost (30¿/ m2 for 250 nm thick film of the precursor shown below), solution processability (historically analogous materials have required thermal evaporation which is not as amenable to large scale production), and optoelectronic properties.
Keywords :
organic semiconductors; polymer films; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; acceptor polymers; optoelectronic properties; organic PV; perylene-based polymers; photo-active organic materials; size 250 nm; solution processability; thermal evaporation; Conducting materials; Copper; Excitons; Optical films; Optical microscopy; Organic materials; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic systems; Polymer films; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2009 34th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2949-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0160-8371
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411334
