Understanding energy level alignment in PCDTBT:PC70BM solar cells

Erin L. Ratcliff; Andres Garcia; Sarah R. Cowan; Jens Meyer; K. Xerses Steirer; Sergio A. Paniagua; Anthony Giordano; Seth Marder; Neal R. Armstrong; Antoine Kahn; David Ginley; Dana C. Olson

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318295

Understanding energy level alignment in PCDTBT:PC₇₀BM solar cells

Erin L. Ratcliff, Andres Garcia, Sarah R. Cowan, Jens Meyer, K. Xerses Steirer, Sergio A. Paniagua, Anthony Giordano, Seth Marder, Neal R. Armstrong, Antoine Kahn, David Ginley, Dana C. Olson

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Abstract

Blended heterojunctions continue to improve in overall efficiency, with current power conversion efficiencies (PCE) at >7%, with interfaces being a dominating factor in improving PCE. Charge separation is dictated by energetic alignment between the donor and acceptor. Selective interlayers are used to preferentially harvest one charge via either thermodynamic or kinetic pathways. Energetic level alignment between the blend and the charge collection interfaces can impact the open circuit voltage (V_OC) through both loss mechanisms and poor choice of interlayers can result in less than ideal charge collection efficiencies. Here we report on the surface work function characterization of interlayers and phosphonic acid modifiers using ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy and the measured energetic level alignment between the interlayers and PCDTBT:PC₇₀BM BHJs. We will address the overall charge extraction from the bulk heterojunction of PCDTBT:PC₇₀BM and subsequent impact on V_OC, J_SC, and PCE.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Pages	3377-3379
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318295
State	Published - 2012
Event	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 - Austin, TX, United States Duration: Jun 3 2012 → Jun 8 2012

Publication series

Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

Other

Other	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin, TX
Period	6/3/12 → 6/8/12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318295

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Ratcliff, E. L., Garcia, A., Cowan, S. R., Meyer, J., Steirer, K. X., Paniagua, S. A., Giordano, A., Marder, S., Armstrong, N. R., Kahn, A., Ginley, D., & Olson, D. C. (2012). Understanding energy level alignment in PCDTBT:PC₇₀BM solar cells. In Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 (pp. 3377-3379). Article 6318295 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318295

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Understanding energy level alignment in PCDTBT:PC₇₀BM solar cells. / Ratcliff, Erin L.; Garcia, Andres; Cowan, Sarah R. et al.
Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012. 2012. p. 3377-3379 6318295 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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