Oxygen- and water-based degradation in [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) films

  • Qinye Bao*
  • , Xianjie Liu
  • , Slawomir Braun
  • , Mats Fahlman
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Effects of in situ oxygen/water exposure on the energetics of [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) films are presented. For oxygen exposure, the work function is downshifted by ≈0.15 eV compared to the ideal integer charge transfer (ICT) curve for pristine PCBM, which is incompatible with significant introduction of electron trap states or p-doping. Water induces the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) structure to undergo strong, irreversible modifications accompanied by a chemical interaction with PCBM.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1301272
JournalAdvanced Energy Materials
Volume4
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • degradation
  • electronic structure
  • integer charge transfer
  • oxygen/water exposure
  • photoelectron spectroscopy

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