Indium tin oxide-free and metal-free semitransparent organic solar cells

doi:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3499299

Title: Indium tin oxide-free and metal-free semitransparent organic solar cells

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We report on indium tin oxide (ITO)-free and metal-free semitransparent organic solar cells with a high-conductivity poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) (PH1000) as both the bottom and the top electrodes. The PH1000 film showed a conductivity of 680±50 S/cm . A ZnO layer was used as an interlayer to produce an electron-selective electrode. The semitransparent devices with a structure of glass/PH1000/ZnO/poly(3-hexylthiophene):phenyl-C ₆₁ -butyric acid methyl ester/PEDOT:PSS (CPP 105 D)/PH1000 exhibited an average power conversion efficiency of 1.8% estimated for 100 mW/cm ² air mass 1.5 global illumination. This geometry alleviates the need of vacuum deposition of a top electrode.

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Zhou, Yinhua ^[1]; Cheun, Hyeunseok ^[1]; Choi, Seungkeun ^[1]; Potscavage, William J. ^[1]; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek ^[1]; Kippelen, Bernard ^[1]

Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Publication Date:: 2010-01-01

Research Org.:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC); Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials (CISSEM)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

OSTI Identifier:: 1064778

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001084

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Applied Physics Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 97; Journal Issue: 15; Related Information: CISSEM partners with the University of Arizona (lead); Georgia Institute of Technology; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Princeton University; University of Washington; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; solar (photovoltaic), electrodes - solar, charge transport, synthesis (novel materials), synthesis (self-assembly), synthesis (scalable processing)

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                    Zhou, Yinhua, Cheun, Hyeunseok, Choi, Seungkeun, Potscavage, William J., Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek, and Kippelen, Bernard. Indium tin oxide-free and metal-free semitransparent organic solar cells.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
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                    Zhou, Yinhua, Cheun, Hyeunseok, Choi, Seungkeun, Potscavage, William J., Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek, & Kippelen, Bernard. Indium tin oxide-free and metal-free semitransparent organic solar cells.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3499299

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                    Zhou, Yinhua, Cheun, Hyeunseok, Choi, Seungkeun, Potscavage, William J., Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek, and Kippelen, Bernard. Fri .  
        "Indium tin oxide-free and metal-free semitransparent organic solar cells".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3499299.

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@article{osti_1064778,

  title        = {Indium tin oxide-free and metal-free semitransparent organic solar cells},

  author       = {Zhou, Yinhua and Cheun, Hyeunseok and Choi, Seungkeun and Potscavage, William J. and Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek and Kippelen, Bernard},

  abstractNote = {We report on indium tin oxide (ITO)-free and metal-free semitransparent organic solar cells with a high-conductivity poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) (PH1000) as both the bottom and the top electrodes. The PH1000 film showed a conductivity of 680±50 S/cm . A ZnO layer was used as an interlayer to produce an electron-selective electrode. The semitransparent devices with a structure of glass/PH1000/ZnO/poly(3-hexylthiophene):phenyl-C61 -butyric acid methyl ester/PEDOT:PSS (CPP 105 D)/PH1000 exhibited an average power conversion efficiency of 1.8% estimated for 100 mW/cm2 air mass 1.5 global illumination. This geometry alleviates the need of vacuum deposition of a top electrode.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.3499299},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1064778},
  journal      = {Applied Physics Letters},

  issn         = {0003-6951},

  number       = 15,

  volume       = 97,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2010},

  month        = {1}

}

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