Optimisation of PCPDTBT solar cells using polymer synthesis with Suzuki coupling

J. Kettle; M. Horie; L. A. Majewski; B. R. Saunders; S. Tuladhar; J. Nelson; M. L. Turner

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2011.03.022

Optimisation of PCPDTBT solar cells using polymer synthesis with Suzuki coupling

J. Kettle, M. Horie, L. A. Majewski, B. R. Saunders, S. Tuladhar, J. Nelson, M. L. Turner

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Abstract

Process optimisation for the fabrication of PCPDTBT/PCBM-based bulk heterojunction solar cells using polymers synthesised by Suzuki coupling is described. The relationship between the chemical purity of the polymers and the performance of the devices was examined and by using a combination of OFET, OPV and hole-only devices, the best polymer purification technique identified. The purified polymers were used to optimise the fabrication of solar cells by varying the donoracceptor blend ratio, the film thickness, the drying conditions and the concentration of the dithiol process additive. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2186-2193
Number of pages	7
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	95
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2011.03.022
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

Chemical purification
OFET
OPV
Organic solar cells
PCPDTBT

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Optimisation of PCPDTBT solar cells using polymer synthesis with Suzuki coupling

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