Performance enhancement of inverted polymer solar cells with fullerene ester derivant-modified ZnO film as cathode buffer layer

Pandeng Li; Xiaofang Li; Chunming Sun; Guojie Wang; Jun Li; Tonggang Jiu; Junfeng Fang

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.038

Performance enhancement of inverted polymer solar cells with fullerene ester derivant-modified ZnO film as cathode buffer layer

Pandeng Li^*
, Xiaofang Li
, Chunming Sun
, Guojie Wang
, Jun Li
, Tonggang Jiu
, Junfeng Fang

^*Corresponding author for this work

Hunan University of Science and Technology
CAS - Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper, we reported that ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) film modified with C₆₀ pyrrolidine tris-acid ethyl ester (PyC₆₀) was used as cathode buffer layer in inverted polymer solar cells. The resultant device with a blend of PTB7:PC₇₁BM as photoactive materials exhibited an open-circuit voltage (V_oc) of 0.753 V, a short-circuit current (J_sc) of 16.04 mA cm^-2, a fill factor (FF) of 72.5%, and an overall power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.76%. It was higher than the control devices based on sole ZnO NPs film or ZnO: PyC₆₀ hybrid film as cathode buffer layer. It was found that the morphology improvement of ZnO/PyC₆₀ film contributed to reducing series loss and interfacial charge recombination. In addition, it improved the interfacial contact with photoactive layer. The results increased electron injection and collection efficiency, and improved FF.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	36-41
Number of pages	6
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.038
State	Published - Jul 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Cathode buffer layer
Fullerene ester derivant
Interfacial modification
Inverted solar cells
ZnO nanoparticles

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Performance enhancement of inverted polymer solar cells with fullerene ester derivant-modified ZnO film as cathode buffer layer

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