Title
Photovoltaic performance of block copolymer devices is independent of the crystalline texture in the active layer
Date Issued
28 June 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Guo C.
Lee Y.
Lin Y.
Strzalka J.
Wang C.
Hexemer A.
Jaye C.
Fischer D.
Verduzco R.
Wang Q.
Pennsylvania State University
Publisher(s)
American Chemical Society
Abstract
The electronic properties of organic semiconductors are strongly influenced by intermolecular packing. When cast as thin films, crystalline π-conjugated molecules are strongly textured, potentially leading to anisotropic charge transport. Consequently, it is hypothesized that the orientation of crystallites in the active layer plays an important role in charge extraction and organic photovoltaic device performance. Here we demonstrate orientation control of molecular packing from mostly face-on to edge-on configurations in the active layer of P3HT-b-PFTBT block copolymer photovoltaics using 1-chloronaphthalene as a solvent additive. The effect of molecular orientations in P3HT crystals on charge transport and solar cell performance is examined. We find that optimized photovoltaic device performance is independent of the crystalline texture of P3HT. Our observations provide further insights into the molecular organization required for efficient charge transport and overall device efficiencies. The dominant crystal orientation, whether face-on or edge-on, is not critical to block copolymer solar cells. Instead, a broad distribution of crystallite orientations ensures pathways for charge transport in any direction and enables efficient charge extraction in photovoltaic devices.
Start page
4599
End page
4608
Volume
49
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de la materia condensada
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84976569714
Source
Macromolecules
ISSN of the container
00249297
Sponsor(s)
Financial support from the Office of Naval Research under Grant N000141410532 is gratefully acknowledged. The Advanced Light Source is an Office of Science User Facility operated for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC02-05CH11231. Use of the NSLS is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract DE-AC02-98CH10886. This research used resources of the Advanced Photon Source, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC02-06CH11357.
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