Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Solution-Processed Silver Nanowire Electrodes

An effective method for reducing interelectrode shorting in silver nanowire (AgNW) based organic solar cells is reported. The method is applied to standard and inverted devices based on poly(3‐hexylthiophene) and [6,6]‐phenyl‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester. The best results are obtained using an inve...

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Published in:	Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 23; no. 38; pp. 4371 - 4375
Main Authors:	Leem, Dong-Seok, Edwards, Angharad, Faist, Mark, Nelson, Jenny, Bradley, Donal D. C., de Mello, John C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 11-10-2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Subjects:	Electric Power Supplies Electrodes flexible electronics Microscopy, Atomic Force Nanowires - chemistry Nanowires - ultrastructure organic solar cells Organometallic Compounds - chemical synthesis Organometallic Compounds - chemistry Photosensitizing Agents - chemical synthesis Photosensitizing Agents - chemistry Polyvinyl Alcohol - chemistry Silver - chemistry silver nanowires Solar Energy solution processing Transistors, Electronic
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Summary:	An effective method for reducing interelectrode shorting in silver nanowire (AgNW) based organic solar cells is reported. The method is applied to standard and inverted devices based on poly(3‐hexylthiophene) and [6,6]‐phenyl‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester. The best results are obtained using an inverted architecture with a 200 nm buffer layer of nanostructured titania (TiOx) on top of the AgNWs, yielding power conversion efficiencies of up to 3.5%.
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ISSN:	0935-9648 1521-4095
DOI:	10.1002/adma.201100871