Title :
Improved bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells with paraphenylenevinylene and fullerene
Author :
Ding, Yanfei ; Chen, Qiying
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Phys. Oceanogr., Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John´´s, NL, Canada
Abstract :
We report bulk-heterojunction solar cells consisting of poly [2-methoxy, 5 ethyl (2´ hexyloxy) paraphenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) as a donor and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) as an acceptor with improved performance after optimization of device parameters.
Keywords :
conducting polymers; fullerene devices; fullerenes; optical polymers; solar cells; [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester; fullerene; paraphenylenevinylene; poly [2-methoxy, 5 ethyl (2´ hexyloxy) paraphenylenevinylene]; polymer solar cells; Absorption; Annealing; Indium tin oxide; Morphology; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical polymers; Photovoltaic cells; Polymer films; Solvents; (160.4760) Optical properties; (160.4890) Organic materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
