Enhanced photovoltaic performance of ZnO nanoparticle/poly(phenylene vinylene) hybrid photovoltaic cells by semiconducting surfactant

Insun Park; Younhee Lim; Sangtaik Noh; Donggu Lee; Michael Meister; Jason J. Amsden; Frédéric Laquai; Changhee Lee; Do Y. Yoon

doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2010.12.002

Enhanced photovoltaic performance of ZnO nanoparticle/poly(phenylene vinylene) hybrid photovoltaic cells by semiconducting surfactant

Insun Park, Younhee Lim, Sangtaik Noh, Donggu Lee, Michael Meister, Jason J. Amsden, Frédéric Laquai, Changhee Lee^*, Do Y. Yoon

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Abstract

Hybrid films of ZnO nanoparticles and poly[2-methoxy-5-(3′,7′- dimethyloctyloxyl)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MDMO-PPV) were investigated as a model hybrid bulk heterojunction (HBHJ) photovoltaic cell which combines the simple processability and excellent electrical characteristics of inorganic nanoparticle acceptors and conjugated polymer donors. Improved photovoltaic performance was observed when the ZnO nanoparticles were stabilized with a new semiconducting surfactant, 2-(2-ethylhexyl)-1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[de] isoquinoline-6,7-dicarboxylic acid (BQ). We found that using the BQ surfactant increased the power conversion efficiency (1.23%) while a typical insulating surfactant, oleic acid (OA), decreased the efficiency (0.65%) despite the improvement of the ZnO dispersion, as compared to the HBHJ films prepared without a surfactant (0.75%). The underlying mechanism was delineated by hybrid-morphology study, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and photo-induced absorption spectroscopy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	424-428
Number of pages	5
Journal	Organic Electronics
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2010.12.002
State	Published - Mar 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bulk heterojunction
Hybrid photovoltaic cells
MDMO-PPV
Surfactants
ZnO nanoparticles

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Biomaterials
General Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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