A combination of Al-doped ZnO and a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer for small molecule solution-processed solar cells with an inverted structure

J. Min; H. Zhang; T. Stubhan; Y.N. Luponosov; M. Kraft; S.A. Ponomarenko; T. Ameri; U. Scherf; C.J. Brabec

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A combination of Al-doped ZnO and a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer for small molecule solution-processed solar cells with an inverted structure

J. Min, H. Zhang, T. Stubhan, Y.N. Luponosov, M. Kraft, S.A. Ponomarenko, T. Ameri, U. Scherf, C.J. Brabec

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We successfully demonstrate a smart strategy to use aluminum doped ZnO (AZO) and the thiophene-based conjugated polyelectrolyte P3TMAHT as an interfacial layer in small molecule solution-processed inverted solar cells. Modification of AZO with a thin P3TMAHT layer increases the photovoltaic properties of the inverted cell as a result of reduction in the work function of the cathode with well aligned frontier orbital energy levels for efficient charge transport and reduced surface recombination. The inverted device achieved ∼16% performance improvement dominantly by recapturing part of the V oc losses when going from conventional to the inverted architecture. In addition, the inverted device using the AZO/P3TMAHT interlayer shows improved device stability in air compared to conventional devices. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11306-11311
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability
Volume	1
Issue number	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ta12162c
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Aluminum-doped ZnO
Conjugated polyelectrolytes
Frontier orbital energies
Inverted architectures
Inverted solar cells
Photovoltaic property
Solution-processed
Surface recombinations
Molecules
Polyelectrolytes
Zinc oxide
Solar cells

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Min, J., Zhang, H., Stubhan, T., Luponosov, Y. N., Kraft, M., Ponomarenko, S. A., Ameri, T., Scherf, U., & Brabec, C. J. (2013). A combination of Al-doped ZnO and a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer for small molecule solution-processed solar cells with an inverted structure. Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability, 1(37), 11306-11311. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ta12162c

Min, J. ; Zhang, H. ; Stubhan, T. ; Luponosov, Y.N. ; Kraft, M. ; Ponomarenko, S.A. ; Ameri, T. ; Scherf, U. ; Brabec, C.J. / A combination of Al-doped ZnO and a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer for small molecule solution-processed solar cells with an inverted structure. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability. 2013 ; Vol. 1, No. 37. pp. 11306-11311.

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A combination of Al-doped ZnO and a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer for small molecule solution-processed solar cells with an inverted structure. / Min, J.; Zhang, H.; Stubhan, T.; Luponosov, Y.N.; Kraft, M.; Ponomarenko, S.A.; Ameri, T.; Scherf, U.; Brabec, C.J.

In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability, Vol. 1, No. 37, 2013, p. 11306-11311.

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A combination of Al-doped ZnO and a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer for small molecule solution-processed solar cells with an inverted structure

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