Efficient recyclable organic solar cells on cellulose nanocrystal substrates with a conducting polymer top electrode deposited by film-transfer lamination

Yinhua Zhou; Talha M. Khan; Jen Chieh Liu; Canek Fuentes-Hernandez; Jae Won Shim; Ehsan Najafabadi; Jeffrey P. Youngblood; Robert J. Moon; Bernard Kippelen

doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2013.12.018

Efficient recyclable organic solar cells on cellulose nanocrystal substrates with a conducting polymer top electrode deposited by film-transfer lamination

Yinhua Zhou
, Talha M. Khan
, Jen Chieh Liu
, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez
, Jae Won Shim
, Ehsan Najafabadi
, Jeffrey P. Youngblood
, Robert J. Moon
, Bernard Kippelen^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report on efficient solar cells on recyclable cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) substrates with a new device structure wherein polyethylenimine-modified Ag is used as the bottom electron-collecting electrode and high-conductivity poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS, PH1000) is used as the semitransparent top hole-collecting electrode. The PEDOT:PSS top electrode is deposited by a film-transfer lamination technique. This dry process avoids swelling damage to the CNC substrate, which is observed when PEDOT:PSS is directly spin-coated from an aqueous solution. Solar cells on recyclable CNC substrates exhibit a maximum power conversion efficiency of 4.0% with a large fill factor of 0.64 ± 0.02 when illuminated through the top semitransparent PEDOT:PSS electrode. The performance of solar cells on CNC substrates is comparable to that of reference solar cells on polyethersulfone substrates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	661-666
Number of pages	6
Journal	Organic Electronics
Volume	15
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2013.12.018
Publication status	Published - 2014 Mar
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cellulose nanocrystal
Film-transfer lamination
Recyclable organic solar cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Biomaterials
General Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Zhou, Y., Khan, T. M., Liu, J. C., Fuentes-Hernandez, C., Shim, J. W., Najafabadi, E., Youngblood, J. P., Moon, R. J., & Kippelen, B. (2014). Efficient recyclable organic solar cells on cellulose nanocrystal substrates with a conducting polymer top electrode deposited by film-transfer lamination. Organic Electronics, 15(3), 661-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2013.12.018

Zhou, Y, Khan, TM, Liu, JC, Fuentes-Hernandez, C, Shim, JW, Najafabadi, E, Youngblood, JP, Moon, RJ & Kippelen, B 2014, 'Efficient recyclable organic solar cells on cellulose nanocrystal substrates with a conducting polymer top electrode deposited by film-transfer lamination', Organic Electronics, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 661-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2013.12.018

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