Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Physics
Title
Improved stability of non-ITO stacked electrodes for large area flexible organic solar cells
Language
English
Abstract
We present ITO-free rigid and flexible monolithic organic solar cells with an active area of 25 cm2. The devices employ a transparent insulator/metal/insulator anode consisting of a molybdenum oxide/silver/zinc sulfide stack that had a peak transmittance of 80% and a sheet resistance of 3.6/□. Neutron reflectometry showed that zinc sulfide formed a more stable capping layer at the air interface than molybdenum oxide. It was found that blade coating could be used to form good quality large area films on both rigid (glass) and flexible [poly(ethylene terephthalate)] substrates with much reduced material consumption. Cells with an active layer comprised of a blend of poly[N-9″-heptadecanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4′, 7′-di-2-thienyl-2′,1′,3′-benzothiadiazole)] (PCDTBT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC70BM) gave a power conversion efficiency of 2.7%, which was 40% higher than a standard ITO-based device. No loss in efficiency was observed when a flexible substrate was used. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
Blade coating, Neutron reflectometry, Organic photovoltaics, Organic semiconductors
Publication Date
2014
Source Publication Title
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume
130
Start Page
182
End Page
190
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
10.1016/j.solmat.2014.06.032
Link to Publisher's Edition
ISSN (print)
09270248
Recommended Citation
Hambsch, Mike, Hui Jin, Andrew J. Clulow, Andrew Nelson, Norifumi L. Yamada, Marappan Velusamy, Qingyi Yang, Furong Zhu, Paul L. Burn, Ian R. Gentle, and Paul Meredith. "Improved stability of non-ITO stacked electrodes for large area flexible organic solar cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 130 (2014): 182-190.