The Origin of the High Voltage in DPM12/P3HT Organic Solar Cells |
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| Authors: | Antonio Sánchez‐Díaz Marta Izquierdo Salvatore Filippone Nazario Martin Emilio Palomares |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avda. Pa?sos Catalans 16, Tarragona E‐43007 (Spain);2. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Organic Chemistry Department, Chemistry Faculty, Madrid E‐28040 (Spain);3. Institut Català de Recerca I Estudis Avan?ats (ICREA), Avda. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona E‐80810 (Spain) |
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| Abstract: | Organic solar cells made using a blend of DPM12 and P3HT are studied. The results show that higher Voc can be obtained when using DPM12 in comparison to the usual mono‐substituted PCBM electron acceptor. Moreover, better device performances are also registered when the cells are irradiated with sun‐simulated light of 10–50 mW cm?2 intensity. Electrochemical and time‐resolved spectroscopic measurements are compared for both devices and a 100‐mV shift in the density of states (DOS) is observed for DPM12/P3HT devices with respect to PCBM/P3HT solar cells and slow polaron‐recombination dynamics are found for the DPM12/P3HT devices. These observations can be directly correlated with the observed increase in Voc, which is in contrast with previous results that correlated the higher Voc with different ideality factors obtained using dark‐diode measurements. The origin for the shift in the DOS can be correlated to the crystallinity of the blend that is influenced by the properties of the included fullerene. |
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| Keywords: | organic solar cells charge transport characterization tools electronic processes structure‐property relationships |
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