Nanoparticle-polymer and polymer-polymer blend composite photovoltaics

Alison J. Breeze; Zack Schlesinger; Sue A. Carter; Hans-Heinrich Hoerhold; Hartwig Tillmann; David S. Ginley; Phillip J. Brock

doi:10.1117/12.416932

5 February 2001 Nanoparticle-polymer and polymer-polymer blend composite photovoltaics

Alison J. Breeze, Zack Schlesinger, Sue A. Carter, Hans-Heinrich Hoerhold, Hartwig Tillmann, David S. Ginley, Phillip J. Brock

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Proceedings Volume 4108, Organic Photovoltaics; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.416932
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The main factors inhibiting higher conversion efficiencies in plain polymer layer sandwich photovoltaic devices are the low exciton dissociation efficiency and the low carrier mobilities in the polymer. We consider two different blend approaches for increasing these qualities. NiO (or LiNiO) hole transporting nanoparticles are blended into the photoactive polymer MEH-DOO-PPV in an attempt to increase hole mobility across the device. Improvements to device performance were not significant at these blend concentrations. Devices made using blends of hole and electron transporting polymers M3EH-PPV and CN-ether-PPV showed increased dissociation efficiency and gave power conversion efficiencies of up to 0.6% with stable electrodes.

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Alison J. Breeze, Zack Schlesinger, Sue A. Carter, Hans-Heinrich Hoerhold, Hartwig Tillmann, David S. Ginley, and Phillip J. Brock "Nanoparticle-polymer and polymer-polymer blend composite photovoltaics", Proc. SPIE 4108, Organic Photovoltaics, (5 February 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.416932

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