Effect of solvent-assisted nanoscaled organo-gels on morphology and performance of organic solar cells

Li Jian Zuo; Xiao Lian Hu; Tao Ye; Thomas R. Andersen; Han Ying Li; Min Min Shi; Mingsheng Xu; Jun Ling; Qiang Zheng; Jun Ting Xu; Eva Bundgaard; Frederik C. Krebs; Hong Zheng Chen

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Effect of solvent-assisted nanoscaled organo-gels on morphology and performance of organic solar cells

Li Jian Zuo, Xiao Lian Hu, Tao Ye, Thomas R. Andersen, Han Ying Li, Min Min Shi, Mingsheng Xu, Jun Ling, Qiang Zheng, Jun Ting Xu, Eva Bundgaard, Frederik C. Krebs, Hong Zheng Chen

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This paper reports how the morphology of a polymer-fullerene derivative blend is tuned via the different aggregate states of the polymer in solutions. Based on a copolymer with benzodiothiophene and thiophene-3-carboxylate as alternating units (PBDTCT), we explored the polymer aggregation (i.e., organo-gels) behavior as a function of steric hindrance of aromatic solvents imposed by substituents. We showed that the size of organo-gels decreased as the substituents of solvents got larger. Also, the phase separation and domain size of the subsequent spin-coated films increased monotonically with that of the organo-gels in solution. Through this knowledge, we eventually achieve controlled morphology and optimized organic solar cells (OSCs) performance. Our results present a significant step forward for understanding the self-assembly behavior of conjugated polymers, control of their morphology and optimization of OSC performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16893-16900
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume	116
Issue number	32
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jp3049444
State	Published - 16 Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes

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