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Relating Structure to Efficiency in Surfactant-Free Polymer/Fullerene Nanoparticle-Based Organic Solar Cells

Gärtner, Stefan 1; Clulow, Andrew J.; Howard, Ian A. 2; Gilbert, Elliot P.; Burn, Paul L.; Gentle, Ian R.; Colsmann, Alexander ORCID iD icon 1
1 Lichttechnisches Institut (LTI), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
2 Institut für Mikrostrukturtechnik (IMT), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

Nanoparticle dispersions open up an ecofriendly route toward printable organic solar cells. They can be formed from a variety of organic semiconductors by using miniemulsions that employ surfactants to stabilize the nanoparticles in dispersion and to prevent aggregation. However, whenever surfactant-based nanoparticle dispersions have been used to fabricate solar cells, the reported performances remain moderate. In contrast, solar cells from nanoparticle dispersions formed by precipitation (without surfactants) can exhibit power conversion efficiencies close to those of state-of-the-art solar cells processed from blend solutions using chlorinated solvents. In this work, we use small-angle neutron scattering measurements and transient absorption spectroscopy to investigate why surfactant-free nanoparticles give rise to efficient organic solar cells. We show that surfactant-free nanoparticles comprise a uniform distribution of small semiconductor domains, similar to that of bulk-heterojunction films formed using traditional solvent processing. This observation differs from surfactant-based miniemulsion nanoparticles that typically exhibit core–shell structures. ... mehr


Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b15601
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Mikrostrukturtechnik (IMT)
Lichttechnisches Institut (LTI)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2017
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1944-8244, 1944-8252
KITopen-ID: 1000077150
HGF-Programm 43.23.04 (POF III, LK 01) Nanophotonics for Energy Conversion
Erschienen in ACS applied materials & interfaces
Verlag American Chemical Society (ACS)
Band 9
Heft 49
Seiten 42986-42995
Bemerkung zur Veröffentlichung http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsami.7b15601
Schlagwörter organic nanoparticle; polymer solar cell; printed electronics; small-angle neutron scattering; transient absorption spectroscopy
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