Joule-Heating Annealing to Increase Organic Solar Cells Performance: A Comparative Study
In this work, we present our results on the influence of post-deposition treatments on the morphology and optical properties of photoactive films made of small molecules and their subsequent effect on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) devices. We have chosen DPP(TBFu)<sub>2</sub>:PC&l...
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| description | In this work, we present our results on the influence of post-deposition treatments on the morphology and optical properties of photoactive films made of small molecules and their subsequent effect on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) devices. We have chosen DPP(TBFu)<sub>2</sub>:PC<sub>61</sub>BM as a benchmark model system and compared a novel joule-heating annealing (JHA) treatment with the widely used temperature annealing (TA) and solvent annealing (SVA) treatments. Detailed characterization of the morphology of the active layer and the performance of the devices suggests that JHA is a valuable post-treatment technique that provides fast information about the development of domains in the photoactive layer. Finally, in this context, solar cells on flexible indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates, made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), were fabricated and analyzed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a140fdc6784047c78898585ee1735e8e2023-11-23T22:42:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-02-01125255210.3390/app12052552Joule-Heating Annealing to Increase Organic Solar Cells Performance: A Comparative StudyMaria Méndez0Daniel Fernández1Aurelien Viterisi2Eugenia Martínez-Ferrero3Emilio Palomares4Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-BIST), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, SpainInstitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-BIST), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, SpainIPREM UMR5254—UPPA/CNRS, Technopole Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 Pau, FranceInstitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-BIST), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, SpainInstitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-BIST), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, SpainIn this work, we present our results on the influence of post-deposition treatments on the morphology and optical properties of photoactive films made of small molecules and their subsequent effect on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) devices. We have chosen DPP(TBFu)<sub>2</sub>:PC<sub>61</sub>BM as a benchmark model system and compared a novel joule-heating annealing (JHA) treatment with the widely used temperature annealing (TA) and solvent annealing (SVA) treatments. Detailed characterization of the morphology of the active layer and the performance of the devices suggests that JHA is a valuable post-treatment technique that provides fast information about the development of domains in the photoactive layer. Finally, in this context, solar cells on flexible indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates, made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), were fabricated and analyzed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2552organic solar cellsmall moleculefullerenesup-scalingflexible substratespost-treatment |
| spellingShingle | Maria Méndez Daniel Fernández Aurelien Viterisi Eugenia Martínez-Ferrero Emilio Palomares Joule-Heating Annealing to Increase Organic Solar Cells Performance: A Comparative Study Applied Sciences organic solar cell small molecule fullerenes up-scaling flexible substrates post-treatment |
| title | Joule-Heating Annealing to Increase Organic Solar Cells Performance: A Comparative Study |
| title_full | Joule-Heating Annealing to Increase Organic Solar Cells Performance: A Comparative Study |
| title_fullStr | Joule-Heating Annealing to Increase Organic Solar Cells Performance: A Comparative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Joule-Heating Annealing to Increase Organic Solar Cells Performance: A Comparative Study |
| title_short | Joule-Heating Annealing to Increase Organic Solar Cells Performance: A Comparative Study |
| title_sort | joule heating annealing to increase organic solar cells performance a comparative study |
| topic | organic solar cell small molecule fullerenes up-scaling flexible substrates post-treatment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2552 |
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