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Title: Inverted polymer solar cells with amorphous indium zinc oxide as the electron-collecting electrode

Abstract

We report on the fabrication and performance of polymer-based inverted solar cells utilizing amorphous indium zinc oxide (a-IZO) as the electron-collecting electrode. Amorphous IZO films of 200 nm thickness were deposited by room temperature sputtering in a high-purity argon atmosphere. The films possessed a high optical transmittance in the visible region (≥ 80%), a low resistivity (3.3 × 10-4 Ωcm), a low surface roughness (root mean square = 0.68 nm), and a low work function (4.46 ± 0.02 eV). Inverted solar cells with the structure a-IZO/P3HT: PCBM/PEDOT:PSS/Ag exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 3% estimated for AM 1.5G, 100 mW/cm2 illumination.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials (CISSEM)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1064775
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0001084
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Opt. Express
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 18; Journal Issue: S4; 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 1094--4087
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)

Citation Formats

Cheun, Hyeunseok, Kim, Jungbae, Zhou, Yinhua, Fang, Yunnan, Dindar, Amir, Shim, Jae Won, Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek, Sandhage, Kenneth H., and Kippelen, Bernard. Inverted polymer solar cells with amorphous indium zinc oxide as the electron-collecting electrode. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1364/OE.18.00A506.
Cheun, Hyeunseok, Kim, Jungbae, Zhou, Yinhua, Fang, Yunnan, Dindar, Amir, Shim, Jae Won, Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek, Sandhage, Kenneth H., & Kippelen, Bernard. Inverted polymer solar cells with amorphous indium zinc oxide as the electron-collecting electrode. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.00A506
Cheun, Hyeunseok, Kim, Jungbae, Zhou, Yinhua, Fang, Yunnan, Dindar, Amir, Shim, Jae Won, Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek, Sandhage, Kenneth H., and Kippelen, Bernard. 2010. "Inverted polymer solar cells with amorphous indium zinc oxide as the electron-collecting electrode". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.00A506.
@article{osti_1064775,
title = {Inverted polymer solar cells with amorphous indium zinc oxide as the electron-collecting electrode},
author = {Cheun, Hyeunseok and Kim, Jungbae and Zhou, Yinhua and Fang, Yunnan and Dindar, Amir and Shim, Jae Won and Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek and Sandhage, Kenneth H. and Kippelen, Bernard},
abstractNote = {We report on the fabrication and performance of polymer-based inverted solar cells utilizing amorphous indium zinc oxide (a-IZO) as the electron-collecting electrode. Amorphous IZO films of 200 nm thickness were deposited by room temperature sputtering in a high-purity argon atmosphere. The films possessed a high optical transmittance in the visible region (≥ 80%), a low resistivity (3.3 × 10-4 Ωcm), a low surface roughness (root mean square = 0.68 nm), and a low work function (4.46 ± 0.02 eV). Inverted solar cells with the structure a-IZO/P3HT: PCBM/PEDOT:PSS/Ag exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 3% estimated for AM 1.5G, 100 mW/cm2 illumination.},
doi = {10.1364/OE.18.00A506},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1064775}, journal = {Opt. Express},
issn = {1094--4087},
number = S4,
volume = 18,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Fri Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}