Improving the layer morphology of solution-processed
perylene diimide organic solar cells with the use
of a polymeric interlayer

• Authors: Ranbir Singh , Marta M. Mróz , Fabio Di Fonzo , Juan Cabanillas-Gonzalez , Enrico Marchi , Giacomo Bergamini , Klaus Müllen , Josemon Jacob , Panagiotis E. Keivanidis
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Herein we demonstrate a method to improve the power conversion
efficiency (PCE) parameter of organic photovoltaic
(OPV) devices based on the electron acceptor N,N’-bis(1-
ethylpropyl)-perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide (PDI)
blended with the electron donor poly(indenofluorene)-aryloctyl
(PIF-Aryl). The device parameters of the short-circuit
current, open-circuit voltage and fill factor are found increased
after the insertion of a thin poly [9, 9-dioctylfluorene-co-N-
[4-(3-methylpropyl)]-diphenylamine] (TFB) photoactive interlayer
between the hole-collecting electrode and the photoactive
layer of the device. Unlike to most of the cases where
interlayers serve as charge extractors, in our system the polymeric
interlayer serves as a morphology modifying agent that
drives the PDI component to segregate better at the interface
with the device cathode; that is at the carrier-collecting electrode
interface, which is not in physical contact with the interlayer.
The processes of energy/charge transfer of the TFB excitons
to/with the PIF-Aryl:PDI top-layer are also addressed.
Charge transfer reactions dominate at the TFB/PIF-Aryl:PDI
interface but no significant contribution in the photocurrent
generation is seen in the photoaction spectra of the bilayer
device.

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Organic Photonics and Photovoltaics
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 24-38

Dates

online

07 - 10 - 2013

received

15 - 6 - 2013

accepted

17 - 7 - 2013

Contributors

author

Ranbir Singh

• Centre for Nanoscience and Technology@PoliMi,
  Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia,
  Via Giovanni Pascoli 70/3, 20133 Milano, Italy

author

Marta M. Mróz

• Instituto Madrileno de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia
  (IMDEA-Nanociencia), c/Faraday 9,
  Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

author

Fabio Di Fonzo

• Centre for Nanoscience and Technology@PoliMi,
  Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia,
  Via Giovanni Pascoli 70/3, 20133 Milano, Italy

author

Juan Cabanillas-Gonzalez

• Instituto Madrileno de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia
  (IMDEA-Nanociencia), c/Faraday 9,
  Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

author

Enrico Marchi

• Department of Chemistry ”G. Ciamician” University of Bologna,
  Via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy

author

Giacomo Bergamini

• Centre for Nanoscience and Technology@PoliMi,
  Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia,
  Via Giovanni Pascoli 70/3, 20133 Milano, Italy
• Department of Chemistry ”G. Ciamician” University of Bologna,
  Via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy

author

Klaus Müllen

• Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10,
  D-55128, Mainz, Germany

author

Josemon Jacob

• Centre for Polymer Science & Engineering,
  Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India

author

Panagiotis E. Keivanidis

• Centre for Nanoscience and Technology@PoliMi,
  Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia,
  Via Giovanni Pascoli 70/3, 20133 Milano, Italy

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/oph-2013-0003