Performance enhancement in organic photovoltaic devices using plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon-modified Ag nanoparticles

Xizu Wang; Jian Wei Ho; Qingyi Yang; Hoi Lam TAM; Guixin LI; Kok Wai CHEAH; Fu Rong ZHU

doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2011.07.022

Performance enhancement in organic photovoltaic devices using plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon-modified Ag nanoparticles

Xizu Wang^*, Jian Wei Ho, Qingyi Yang, Hoi Lam TAM, Guixin LI, Kok Wai CHEAH, Fu Rong ZHU

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Abstract

In this work, Ag nanoparticles were modified by an ultra-thin plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon film (CF_X) to form a composite CF_X-modified Ag nanoparticles/indium tin oxide (ITO) anode for application in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices. A CF_X-modified Ag nanoparticles/ITO anode exhibited a superior surface work function of 5.4 eV suited for application in OPV devices. The performance of zinc phthalocyanine:fullerene-based OPV devices showed a significant improvement when the structural identical cells are made with the CF_X-modified Ag nanoparticles/ITO. This work yielded a promising power conversion efficiency of 3.5 ± 0.1%, notably higher than that with a bare ITO anode (2.7 ± 0.1%).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1943-1947
Number of pages	5
Journal	Organic Electronics
Volume	12
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2011.07.022
Publication status	Published - Nov 2011

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Biomaterials
General Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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