P3HT : PCBM solar cells—The choice of source material
Annie Ng
Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorXiang Liu
Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorWai Yan Jim
Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorAleksandra B. Djurišić
Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorKin Cheung Lo
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorSheung Yin Li
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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Wai Kin Chan
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Correspondence to: A. B. Djurišić (E-mail: [email protected])Search for more papers by this authorAnnie Ng
Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorXiang Liu
Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorWai Yan Jim
Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorAleksandra B. Djurišić
Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorKin Cheung Lo
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorSheung Yin Li
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Wai Kin Chan
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Correspondence to: A. B. Djurišić (E-mail: [email protected])Search for more papers by this authorABSTRACT
Bulk heterojunction solar cells based on P3HT : PCBM blend films are among the most intensively studied polymer solar cells. In spite of that, there is a huge variation of reported efficiencies in the literature, even for same device architectures and film preparation procedures. Here we investigated the influence of starting properties of P3HT and PCBM (different suppliers) on blend film morphology and device performance. We found that there was a strong dependence of the film morphology and device performance on the source of chemicals used. Both P3HT and PCBM affected the results, and higher nominal purity did not necessarily result in better device performance. The dependence of the film morphology and device performance on the properties of P3HT and PCBM is discussed in detail. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 39776.
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