Solvent Vapor Treatment Effects on Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Thin Films and its Application for Interpenetrating Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells

نویسندگان

  • Tetsuro Hori
  • Varutt Kittichungchit
  • Hiroki Moritou
  • Hitoshi Kubo
  • Akihiko Fujii
  • Masanori Ozaki
چکیده

The solvent vapor treatment (SVT) for poly(3-hexylthiophene) (PAT6) films and its application to interpenetrating heterojunction organic solar cells have been studied. It was found that SVT could improve the crystallinity and electrical characteristics of the PAT6 films. We fabricated organic solar cells with an interpenetrating structure of PAT6 and fullerenes utilizing the SVT process, and discuss the improved performance of the solar cells by taking the film crystallinity, optical properties, and morphology into consideration.

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دوره 3  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2010