TiO2nanowire electron transport pathways inside organic photovoltaics

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Publication Date 2013-02-01
DOI 10.1039/C3CP50325A
Impact Factor 3.676
Authors

Pinyi Yang, Diane K. Zhong, Mingjian Yuan, Andrew H. Rice, Daniel R. Gamelin, Christine K. Luscombe


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Abstract

Charge transport is one of the five main steps in the operation of organic photovoltaics, but achieving balanced hole and electron transport with high mobility has been challenging in devices. Here, we report improved charge transport in organic photovoltaics via incorporation of nanostructured inorganic electron transport materials into the active layers of devices. Co-depositing TiO2 nanowires with the organic active layer solution embeds the nanowires directly within active layers of the solar cell. The ability of these nanowires to transport electrons is compared with neat P3HT:PCBM active layers and also devices containing TiO2 nanotube aggregates. Incorporation of TiO2 nanowires yields a six-fold increase in the electron mobility relative to unmodified devices, leading to a 19% improvement in the power conversion efficiency. Lower energetic disorder of the film and more balanced charge transport are also observed upon incorporating TiO2 nanowires. These advantageous effects correlate with the TiO2 nanowire length.

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