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Spin-coated P3HT:Aminated carbon microsphere composite films for polymer solar cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2014

Yong Li*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Lingpeng Yan
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Yongzhen Yang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Xuguang Liu*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Bingshe Xu*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
*
a) Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: yyztyut@126.com

Abstract

Poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and aminated carbon microsphere (A-CMS) composite films with donor–acceptor architecture were prepared by spin-coating method, and the photovoltaic (PV) devices with a structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:A-CMSs/Al were also fabricated. The structure and morphology of films were characterized by x-ray diffraction, Fourier transformation infrared spectrometry, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, fluorescent spectrometry, and atomic force microscopy. The results indicate that A-CMSs exhibited a high LUMO energy level of −3.65 eV. The optimized blending ratio of P3HT:A-CMSs was 1:1. After annealing treatment, the intensity of absorption and the crystallization degree of the P3HT:A-CMS composite films enhanced. The polymer solar cells (PSCs) based on P3HT:A-CMS composite films showed a power conversion efficiency of 0.027% with an open circuit voltage of 0.80 V. It is suggested that A-CMS is a promising acceptor for PSCs. This would lay an experimental and theoretical foundation for the design of new acceptors for PV application.

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FIG. 1. FESEM images of (a) as-synthesized CMSs, (b) O-CMSs, and (c) A-CMSs.

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FIG. 2. FTIR spectra of (a) as-synthesized CMSs, (b) O-CMSs, (c) A-CMSs, and (d) HDA.

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FIG. 3. The dispersion of (a) as-synthesized CMSs, (b) O-CMSs, and (c) A-CMSs in ethyl acetate and chloroform after holding for 10 min.

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FIG. 4. CV curves of O-CMSs and A-CMSs.

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TABLE I. Electrochemical properties of O-CMSs and A-CMSs.

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FIG. 5. The energy diagrams of (a) the devices and (b) composite films.

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FIG. 6. AFM images of P3HT:A-CMS composite films prepared under different ratios of A-CMSs to P3HT: (a) 1:2, (b) 1:1, and (c) 2:1.

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FIG. 7. UV-Vis spectra of (a) P3HT film and P3HT:A-CMS composite films prepared under different ratios of A-CMSs to P3HT: (b) 1:2, (c) 1:1, and (d) 2:1.

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FIG. 8. PL spectra of (a) P3HT film and P3HT:A-CMS composite films prepared under different ratios of A-CMSs to P3HT: (b) 1:2, (c) 1:1, and (d) 2:1.

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FIG. 9. FTIR spectra of (a) A-CMSs and (b) P3HT:A-CMS composite films under the optimal blending rate of 1:1.

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FIG. 10. XRD patterns of the P3HT:A-CMS thin films before and after annealing at 120 °C for 10 min (a) unannealed and (b) annealed.

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FIG. 11. UV-Vis spectra of the P3HT:A-CMS thin films before and after annealing at 120 °C for 10 min (a) unannealed and (b) annealed. Inset: the difference between the absorption intensities before and after annealing.

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FIG. 12. PL spectra of the P3HT:A-CMS thin films before and after annealing at 120 °C for 10 min (a) unannealed and (b) annealed.

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FIG. 13. J–V curves of the PSCs fabricated using P3HT:O-CMS and P3HT:A-CMS films as the active layer (a) in the dark and (b) under illumination (AM 1.5 G illumination of 100 mW/cm2).

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TABLE II. Summary of device performance of P3HT:O-CMSs, P3HT:A-CMSs, and other heterojunction composite films under 100 mW/cm2, AM1.5.