Photovoltaic properties of Schottky and p–n type solar cells based on polythiophene
- 15 July 2001
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 90 (2), 1047-1054
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1378064
Abstract
The electrical and photovoltaicproperties of organic Schottky and p–n type cells have been studied. Schottkydevices are based on a spin-coated film of poly(3-butylthiophene) blend with the dye 1,3-bis-(dicyanomethylidene)-2-(4-dibutylaminobenzylidene)indane which is sandwiched between indium tin oxide (ITO) and gold electrodes. A depletion zone of 9.5 nm thick has been determined on a 220-nm-thick film. The conversion efficiency is equal to 0.01% under 100 mW cm−2 white light illumination. Effects of dye loading, film thickness, and light intensity are described. A model based on simple assumptions is used to fit the photoaction spectra. By evaporation under vacuum of a layer of N,N ′ -dimethyl-3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide between the ITO and the polymer film, we have fabricated hybrid polymer-molecular p–n type photovoltaic cells. The role of this molecule in the photogeneration has been studied. A constant power conversion efficiency of 0.15% has been measured under white light illumination between 0.2 and 200 mW cm−2.Keywords
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