A benzothiadiazole-based oligothiophene for vacuum-deposited organic photovoltaic cells

Jin Ah Kong; Eunhee Lim; Kyeong K. Lee; Sungkoo Lee; Sung Hyun Kim

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.016

A benzothiadiazole-based oligothiophene for vacuum-deposited organic photovoltaic cells

Jin Ah Kong, Eunhee Lim, Kyeong K. Lee, Sungkoo Lee, Sung Hyun Kim

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We introduced a benzothiadiazole unit into a small molecule conjugated system and determined the electronic features and organic photovoltaic cell (OPV) characteristics of the resulting material, 4,7-bis(5′-hexyl-2, 2′-bithiophene-5-yl)benzothiadiazole (DH5TB). DH5TB showed remarkably red-shifted UVvis absorption and photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra compared with α,α′-dihexyl-quinquethiophene (DH5T). The low energy band gap of 1.95 eV and good film morphology of DH5TB resulted in good OPV performance. We investigated the DH5TB:C₆₀ blend ratio dependence on OPV performance and further improved the efficiency by introducing a C ₆₀ interlayer on top of the DH5TB:C₆₀ layer. In the present work, the best photovoltaic cells had a J_SC of 4.75 mA/cm², a V_OC of 0.53 V, and a fill factor (FF) of 0.38, giving a power conversion efficiency of 0.97% under AM 1.5 (100 m/cm ²) without thermal annealing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2057-2063
Number of pages	7
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	94
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.016
Publication status	Published - 2010 Dec

Keywords

Benzothiadiazole
Low band gap
Oligothiophene
Organic photovoltaic cells
Solar cells

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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