Simultaneous enhancement of open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, and fill factor in polymer solar cells

Zhicai He; Chengmei Zhong; Xun Huang; Wai Yeung Wong; Hongbin Wu; Liwei Chen; Shijian Su; Yong Cao

doi:10.1002/adma.201103006

Simultaneous enhancement of open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, and fill factor in polymer solar cells

Zhicai He, Chengmei Zhong, Xun Huang, Wai Yeung Wong, Hongbin Wu^*, Liwei Chen, Shijian Su, Yong Cao

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Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

Simultaneous enhancement of open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, and fill factor in highly efficient polymer solar cells by incorporating an alcohol/water-soluble conjugated polymer as cathode interlayer is domonstrated. When combined with a low-bandgap polymer PTB7 as the electron donor material, the power efficiency of the devices is improved to certified 8.370%. Due to drastic improvement in efficiency and easy utilization, this method opens new opportunities for PSCs from various material systems to improve towards 10% efficiency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4636-4643
Number of pages	8
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	23
Issue number	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201103006
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2011

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