Simultaneous spin-coating and solvent annealing: Manipulating the active layer morphology to a power conversion efficiency of 9.6% in polymer solar cells

Zhicai He; Feng Liu; Cheng Wang; Jihua Chen; Lilin He; Dennis Nordlund; Hongbin Wu; Thomas P. Russell; Yong Cao

doi:10.1039/c5mh00076a

Simultaneous spin-coating and solvent annealing: Manipulating the active layer morphology to a power conversion efficiency of 9.6% in polymer solar cells

Zhicai He
, Feng Liu
, Cheng Wang
, Jihua Chen
, Lilin He
, Dennis Nordlund
, Hongbin Wu
, Thomas P. Russell
, Yong Cao

electron Microscopy and Microanalysis

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Abstract

We developed a simultaneous spin-coating/solvent-annealing process and demonstrated morphology optimization for PTB7 based organic photovoltaics. This novel processing method enhances the edge-on crystalline content in thin films and induces the formation of weak PCBM aggregates. As a result, the efficiency of polymer solar cells increased from 9.2% to a certified high efficiency of 9.61%, owing to an enhanced short-circuit current (J_sc, 18.4 mA cm^-2vs. 17. 5 mA cm^-2) and an improved fill factor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	592-597
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Horizons
Volume	2
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c5mh00076a
State	Published - Nov 2015

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