Ternary polymer solar cell based on two donors and one acceptor for improving morphology and power conversion efficiency

Hyun Ah Um; Dae Hee Lee; Gi Eun Park; Min Ju Cho; Dong Hoon Choi

doi:10.1016/j.synthmet.2016.07.009

Ternary polymer solar cell based on two donors and one acceptor for improving morphology and power conversion efficiency

Hyun Ah Um, Dae Hee Lee, Gi Eun Park, Min Ju Cho, Dong Hoon Choi

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Abstract

We synthesized isoindigo-based two donor-acceptor (D-A) copolymers to optimize the morphology in ternary blend films with two p-type polymers and n-type phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC₆₁BM). Compared to binary systems with a single copolymer and PC₆₁BM, the ternary polymer solar cell with two copolymers and PC₆₁BM showed highly enhanced power conversion efficiency of 5.13% with a high short circuit current of 13.23 mA cm⁻². These results were supported by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations of the surface and internal morphology of the thin film, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	362-368
Number of pages	7
Journal	Synthetic Metals
Volume	220
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2016.07.009
Publication status	Published - 2016 Oct 1

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea ( NRF2012R1A2A1A01008797 ) and by Key Research Institute Program ( NRF20100020209 ). We are grateful to Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) for allowing the use of their HRTEM instrument.

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Keywords

Copolymer
Isoindigo
Morphology
Polymer blend
Polymer solar cell
Power conversion efficiency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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Ternary polymer solar cell based on two donors and one acceptor for improving morphology and power conversion efficiency

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