Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 32, Issue 7, 1865(2012)
Influence of Composite Cathode of Ag/LiF/Al on the Performance of P3HT∶PCBM Solar Cells
The improved photocurrent of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and 6,6-phenyl C61-butyric acid methylester (PCBM) based polymer solar cells (PSCs) using LiF and Al cathode, modified with a reasonable thin Ag layer, was demonstrated. Using an optimal 4nm Ag layer-modified electrode gave 20% improved short-circuit photocurrent density over PSCs with only LiF/Al cathode under AM1.5G illumination of 100 mW·cm-2. The increased short-circuit photocurrent density is ascribed to plasmon enhancement of the polymer absorption by nanotextured Ag film. The fill factor and open voltage of PSCs using Ag/LiF/Al cathode are decreased compared with the control PSCs with only LiF/Al cathode, which result in the decrease in power conversion efficiency of PSCs modified with Ag film. The possible reason for the deteriorated performance of PSCs with Ag/LiF/Al is stronger carrier recombination at nanotextured Ag.
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ZHOU Jian-ping, CHEN Xiao-hong, XU Zheng. Influence of Composite Cathode of Ag/LiF/Al on the Performance of P3HT∶PCBM Solar Cells[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2012, 32(7): 1865
Received: Jan. 31, 2012
Accepted: --
Published Online: Sep. 26, 2012
The Author Email: Jian-ping ZHOU (zhoujianping@shiep.edu.cn)