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Effect of in situ annealing on the performance of spray coated polymer solar cells

  • Yifan Zheng
  • , Ruofan Wu
  • , Wei Shi
  • , Zhiqiang Guan
  • , Junsheng Yu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

Abstract

Polymer solar cell (PSC) with a structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PCBM/Bphen/Ag was fabricated using spray coating method, and the influence of in situ annealing treatment on the PSC performance was studied. Comparing the performance of in situ annealed PSC with that of conventional post-annealed cell, the results showed that the in situ annealing treatment at low temperature not only corresponding to 12% enhancement of fill factor, but also resulting in 13% increase of open circuit voltage. The interpenetrating networks of P3HT:PCBM film were characterized by X-ray diffraction, and surface morphologies have been studied by atomic force microscope. The performance enhancement of PSC was attributed to the improved hole mobility of P3HT:PCBM blend and the increased interaction of active layer. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)200-205
JournalSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume111
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2013
Externally publishedYes

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UN SDGs

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Research Keywords

  • In situ annealing
  • Polymer solar cell (PSC)
  • Post-annealing
  • Spray coating

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