Effect of mixed solvents on P3HT:PCBM based solar cell

Yang Shao-Peng; Li Na; Li Guang; Shi Jiang-Bo; Li Xiao-Wei; Fu Guang-Sheng

doi:10.7498/aps.62.014702

Abstract

We fabricate solar cells based on blends of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) as the donor and [6, 6]-phenyl-C60-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) as the acceptor using various solvents such as pure chlorobenzene (CB), pure chloroform (CF) and mixed solvent (CB/CF) with different ratios.We investigate the influences of various solvents and mixed solvents with different ratios on the performances of solar cells. The results show that for the device by using a mixed solvent of CB/CF (3/1), its UV-Vis absorption spectrum and external quantum efficiency show a red-shift and its AFM image shows finely structured phase segregation between P3HT and PCBM. We obtain an open circuit voltage of 0.61 V, short circuit current density of 9 mA/cm2, fill factor of 57.9%, and power conversion efficiency of 3.2% under irratiation of light with a strength of 100 mW/cm2.

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Authors and contacts

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College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
Funds: Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (Grant Nos. F2010000306, F2012201089), and Hebei Province Department of Education Fund, China (Grant No. ZH2011205).

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