Effect of electron acceptor structure on stability and efficiency in polymer solar cells: a combinatorial approach Michael Tro, Alexis Sarabia, David Oparko, Emma Lewis, Maxwell J. Giammona, Justin Isaac, Thorsteinn Adalsteinsson, Brian McNelis and Richard P. Barber, Jr. Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara CA 95053 Introduction
How the Devises Are Made and Measured
Organic solar cells offer a cheap alternative to silicon based solar cells. They are easy to manufacture, and do not compete for raw materials. They also can be used in a larger range of applications. However, they suffer from low power conversion efficiency, which tends to degrade over time. While low efficiencies could be considered a trade‐off for the low costs, the poor device lifetime remains a problem. We seek to understand the pathways for this degradation and how they can be improved in order to make these device commercially viable.
Motivation for Library Approach
Side view: PCBOD: long life time but poor efficiency Optimum anneal temp: same as PCBM PCBO: medium life time and efficiency Optimum anneal temp: lower than PCBM and PCBOD
R= octyl
Fabrication
Background
Acid etch: ‐Indium‐Tin‐Oxide (ITO) *
Top view:
Spin coat (and anneal):
octadecyl
‐PEDOT:PSS ‐Active layer
Library of R-groups
Deposited via thermal evaporation: ‐LiF
The generic structure of an organic solar cell, a bulk heterojunction has two distinct and continuous layers. One consists of an electron donor, this layer is usually fluorescent, while the other layer is an electron acceptor. When the electron donor is exposed to light it its put into an excited state. The excited electron is then transferred to the electron acceptor molecule and transported to the cathode. The corresponding hole travels through the donor layer to the anode, creating a potential difference which can be used as electric power.
Electron Acceptor / Donor
‐Al Measurement Shine light on sample Vary voltage, and measure current Take measurements every 15 minutes for 2 days
Typical Data Curves Main figure: degradation of PCBO:P3HT devise in ambient condition. The arrow indicates the progression of time. Voltage at I = 0 is the open circuit voltage Current at V= 0 is the short circuit current Inset: a semilog plot of the power conversion efficiency as a function of time. The solid line fit shows the slope used to extract characteristic time, τ, where
P3HT PCBM
Figures of Merit for Five PCB-esters
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The left three compounds in this figure are of comparable molecular weight and they are unfunctionalized, yet our data shows they perform dramatically different. It is interesting to note that there is still a inverse relationship between efficiency and life time in these samples.
Acknowledgements Supported by an SCU Sustainability Grant, an SCU IBM Faculty Research Grant and a grant from IntelliVision Technologies.
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