Oriented Growth of Al2O3:ZnO Nanolaminates for Use as Electron-Selective Electrodes in Inverted Polymer Solar Cells

Cheun, Hyeunseok; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek; Shim, Jaewon; Fang, Yunnan; Cai, Ye; Li, Hong; Sigdel, Ajaya K.; Meyer, Jens; Maibach, Julia; Dindar, Amir; Zhou, Yinhua; Berry, Joseph J.; Bredas, Jean-Luc; Kahn, Antoine; Sandhage, Kenneth H.; Kippelen, Bernard

doi:10.1002/adfm.201102968

Title: Oriented Growth of Al2O3:ZnO Nanolaminates for Use as Electron-Selective Electrodes in Inverted Polymer Solar Cells

Journal Article · Tue Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201102968· OSTI ID:1047349

Cheun, Hyeunseok; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek; Shim, Jaewon; Fang, Yunnan; Cai, Ye; Li, Hong; Sigdel, Ajaya K.; Meyer, Jens; Maibach, Julia; Dindar, Amir; Zhou, Yinhua; Berry, Joseph J.; Bredas, Jean-Luc; Kahn, Antoine; Sandhage, Kenneth H.; Kippelen, Bernard

Atomic layer deposition is used to synthesize Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:ZnO(1:x) nanolaminates with the number of deposition cycles, x, ranging from 5 to 30 for evaluation as optically transparent, electron-selective electrodes in polymer-based inverted solar cells. Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:ZnO(1:20) nanolaminates are found to exhibit the highest values of electrical conductivity (1.2 x 10{sup 3} S cm{sup 01}; more than six times higher than for neat ZnO films), while retaining a high optical transmittance ({>=}80% in the visible region) and a low work function (4.0 eV). Such attractive performance is attributed to the structure (ZnO crystal size and crystal alignment) and doping level of this intermediate Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:ZnO film composition. Polymer-based inverted solar cells using poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT):phenyl-C{sub 61}-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) mixtures in the active layer and Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:ZnO(1:20) nanolaminates as transparent electron-selective electrodes exhibit a power conversion efficiency of 3% under simulated AM 1.5 G, 100 mW cm{sup -2} illumination.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1047349

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5200-55326; TRN: US201216%%209

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 22, Issue 7; ISSN 1616-301X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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