聚合物本体异质结型太阳能电池研究进展

聚合物本体异质结型太阳能电池是一种基于电子给体 /受体混合物薄膜的高效率有机光伏器件。文中介绍了近年来聚合物本体异质结型太阳能电池的最新研究进展 ,指出了目前存在的问题和今后的发展方向     

酞菁锂薄膜的光电流极性研究

利用旋转涂膜法和真空镀膜法制备了以酞菁锂薄膜为工作层的有机光电器件, 结构为氧化铟锡/聚二氧乙基噻吩: 聚对苯乙烯磺酸/酞菁锂/聚偏氟乙稀/铝(ITO/PEDOT: PSS/LiPc/PVDF/Al). 在可见光和近红外脉冲激光照射下, 研究了器件的光电流极性. 在532 nm脉冲激光照射下, 器件的外电路光电流方向从ITO流向铝; 但在1064 nm脉冲激光照射下, 其外电路光电流极性发生反向, 即从铝流向ITO. 酞菁锂薄膜的吸收光谱和X射线衍射谱图显示, 其对可见和近红外光有非常广的吸收, 且为x晶型. 酞菁锂自由基的双极性特性可随入射光波长的变化而改变.     

双硫腙后处理诱导的钙钛矿膜二次结晶和钝化

有机-无机杂化钙钛矿较低的缺陷形成能和表面的悬挂键会导致其薄膜中产生铅缺陷。这些深能级缺陷会直接引起载流子的非辐射复合,导致有机-无机杂化钙钛矿光伏器件的界面接触和载流子传输效率变差,最终降低了器件的综合性能。采用双硫腙作为钙钛矿薄膜表面的二次结晶诱导剂和铅缺陷钝化剂,通过对钙钛矿膜进行后处理的方法实现对钙钛矿薄膜的形貌调控和缺陷钝化。进一步的研究结果表明,双硫腙通过与铅离子配位的方式有效地钝化了铅缺陷,并诱导了表面钙钛矿晶体的二次结晶,改善了薄膜质量,进而提高了器件的综合性能。     

纳米结构TiO2/3-甲基噻吩和2-噻吩甲酸共聚物复合膜电极光电化学性能

用光电流作用谱、光电流-电势图等光电化学方法研究了ITO/3-甲基噻吩和2-噻吩甲酸共聚物(CTCMT)膜电极和ITO/TiO₂/CTCMT复合膜电极的光电转换性质.结果表明,CTCMT膜为p型半导体,禁带宽度为2.36eV,价带位置为-5.52eV.在ITO/TiO₂/CTCMT复合膜电极中存在p-n异质结,在一定条件下异质结的存在有利于光生电子-空穴对的分离.CTCMT膜修饰ITO/TiO₂电极可使光电流增强,光电流起始波长红移至600nm以上,使宽禁带半导体电极的光电转换效率得到改善.     

综合研究DPE添加剂对含5,6-二氟-苯并[1,2,5]噻二唑给-受体共聚物的光伏性能影响（英文）

合成了三个以5,6-二氟-苯并[1,2,5]噻二唑为受体,2,5-双-(2-辛基-十二烷氧基)-1,4-双(噻吩并[3,2-b]噻吩基)苯和2,5-双-(2-辛基-十二烷氧基)-1,4-双(硒吩基)苯为给体的给-受体型共聚物(PBT2F-TT-a,PBT2F-TT和PBT2F-Se).这三个聚合物与PC71BM共混制备成了本体异质结聚合物太阳能电池.通过原子力显微镜(AFM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、交流阻抗谱(ACIS)、空间电荷限制电流(SCLC)和短路电流密度-入射光光强(JSC-Plight)测试方法系统研究了二苯醚(DPE)对活性层的形貌、载流子迁移率以及光伏性能的影响.实验结果表明DPE有助于提高共混膜载流子的迁移率,同时器件的光伏性能也得到改善.此外,PBT2F-Se器件的SCLC实验数据揭示了平衡的空穴和电子迁移率有利于提高器件的短路电流密度.     

TFTTP作为阴极缓冲层提高有机薄膜太阳能电池的内建电场和载流子收集效率

采用一种新型的电子传输材料TFTTP作为阴极缓冲层提高基于SubPc/C60异质结的有机薄膜太阳能电池的性能. 通过在有机活性层和金属电极之间加入TFTTP界面层,器件的能量转换效率提高了约30%. 系统研究了器件的二极管特性、光电流特性以及内部的光场分布情况,结果表明,TFTTP阴极缓冲层的引入可以有效地提高器件的内建电场,进而增加电荷转移激子的分离效率. 通过使用TFTTP作为阴极缓冲层,在C60/金属界面形成良好的欧姆接触,降低了界面接触电阻,有利于自由载流子的收集.     

基于有机/无机杂化钙钛矿有序结构的异质结及其光伏性能的研究

研究了一种新型的有机/无机杂化钙钛矿材料(3-BrC₃H₆NH₃)₂CuBr₄薄膜的聚集态形貌和良好的微观有序性特征, 霍尔迁移率测试结果表明该材料为p型半导体, 空穴迁移率为0.0025 cm²•V^－1•s^－1. 利用其在紫外-可见光谱范围内与C₆₀薄膜具有良好的光吸收互补性, 制备并研究了(3-BrC₃H₆NH₃)₂CuBr₄/C₆₀层状异质结结构中的暗态传输和光伏性能. 对不同退火温度下杂化钙钛矿薄膜的聚集态特性和器件性能之间的联系进行了探讨, 结果表明在低温退火条件下, 由于钙钛矿结构材料中有机组分排列更加有序, 器件显示更好的性能.     

可溶液加工的D-A-D型有机小分子的烷基链效应及光电性能

设计合成了3种可溶液加工的基于噻吩给体和2-吡喃-4-亚基丙二氰(PM)受体的新型Donor-Acceptor-Donor(D-A-D)型有机小分子TPT-N, TPT-S和TPT-D. 研究了噻吩给体单元上烷基链的数目对分子的溶解性、 光物理(吸收特性)、 热稳定和光电性能的影响. 结果表明, 随着烷基链的增加, 分子的溶解性增加, 成膜性能提高; 分子在溶液中的吸收光谱发生红移, 薄膜的吸收谱带变窄, 分子的最高占有分子轨道(HOMO)能级提高. 以D-A-D型有机小分子为给体, 富勒烯C₆₀衍生物-苯基-C₆₁-丁酸甲酯(PCBM)为受体制备了结构为ITO/PEDOT∶PSS/D-A-D∶PCBM/LiF/Al的体异质结太阳能电池. 研究结果表明, 基于单烷基链的TPT-S的太阳能电池具有相对较高的能量转换效率. 说明在D-A-D型有机小分子太阳能电池材料中, 烷基链的数目是决定材料性能及器件性能的重要因素之一.     

用平衡相容性和相分离的新策略提高有机太阳电池效率

选择了两种具有不同末端基的非富勒烯受体分子3,9-双-[2-甲烯基-(3-1,1-甲烯丙二腈茚酮)-5,5,11,11-四-(4-己基苯基)]-噻吩[3,2-b]并噻吩引达省二噻吩(ITIC)和3,9-双-[2-甲烯基-(3-1,1-甲烯丙二腈-6,7-一氟茚酮)-5,5,11,11-四-(4-己基苯基)]-噻吩[3,2-b]并噻吩引达省二噻吩(IT-2F)作为第三组分，通过一步沉积(O-SD)和分步顺序沉积(T-SD)两种活性层构筑工艺,分别制备了常规的本体异质结(BHJ)和优化的准平面异质结(PPHJ)三元器件.研究发现,本体异质结薄膜中第三组分相容性的差异可以用来调控薄膜相分离形貌;其中,基于IT-2F的三元薄膜活性层相分离明显增大,器件效率由二元器件的12.02%下降至9.25%;而ITIC的三元薄膜相分离形貌无明显改变,器件效率略有提升.值得注意的是,通过T-SD方法均可以获得垂直梯度分布的异质结活性层薄膜,避免了相容性差异对薄膜形貌的影响,相应的准平面异质结器件获得了超过了13%的光电效率.本文工作表明,利用相容性差异以及顺序沉积工艺来调控活性层的相分离形貌是制备高性能有机...     

含有呋喃衍生物的窄带隙共轭聚合物的合成及光伏性能研究

通过Stille法将呋喃衍生物苯并二呋喃(BDF)引入共轭主链,合成了苯并二呋喃-呋喃-苯并恶二唑共聚物(Polymer 1,简称P1).以紫外吸收光谱分析了聚合物溶液及其膜的基本光谱特征,通过理论计算进行了分子模拟,并用电化学循环伏安法测定了其基本的电化学性质.采用此材料为给体,PC71BM为受体制备了本体异质结型的有机太阳能电池器件,同时研究了不同给/受体重量比的情况下以及1,8-二碘辛烷作为添加剂的情况下的光伏器件性能.结果表明,P1聚合物在可见光区具有较大吸收.由P1所制得的光伏器件,在AM1.5的模拟太阳光照射条件下最高的转化效率为2.96%,表明BDF基团的引入可实现窄带隙的光电聚合物.     

Efficient charge collection with sol–gel derived colloidal ZnO thin film in photovoltaic devices

Polymer bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cell was fabricated by inserting a sol–gel derived ZnO thin film as an electron collecting layer between the fluorine-doped SnO₂ (FTO) and polymer-fullerene blend active layer. We demonstrated that the performance of device depends on sol concentration and the sol–gel process. Ammonia treatment on the ZnO film improved the efficiency of the device due to the effective removal of acetate group on the film. The short circuit current density was further increased by fine-tuning the thickness of ZnO film. The photovoltaic cell with this structure (FTO/ZnO film/polymer-fullerene blend/Au) produced a power conversion efficiency of 2.01% under simulated AM1.5G illumination of 100 mW/cm².     

Influence of blend microstructure on bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic performance

The performance of organic photovoltaic devices based upon bulk heterojunction blends of donor and acceptor materials has been shown to be highly dependent on the thin film microstructure. In this tutorial review, we discuss the factors responsible for influencing blend microstructure and how these affect device performance. In particular we discuss how various molecular design approaches can affect the thin film morphology of both the donor and acceptor components, as well as their blend microstructure. We further examine the influence of polymer molecular weight and blend composition upon device performance, and discuss how a variety of processing techniques can be used to control the blend microstructure, leading to improvements in solar cell efficiencies.     

Unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanines containing thiophene and amine groups as donor for bulk heterojunction solar cells

Photovoltaic technology is an alternative resource for renewable and sustainable energy and low costs organic photovoltaic devices such as bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells, which are selective candidates for the effective conversion of solar energy into electricity. Asymmetric phthalocyanines containing electron acceptor and donor groups create high photovoltaic conversion efficiency in dye sensitized solar cells. In this study, a new unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanine was designed and synthesized including thiophene and amine groups at peripherally positions for BHJ solar cell. The structure of the targeted compound (4) was characterized comprehensively by FT-IR, UV–Vis, ¹H-NMR, and MALDI-TOF MS spectroscopies. The potential of this compound in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) photovoltaic devices as donor was also researched as function of blend ratio (blend ratio was varied from 0.5 to 4). For this purpose, a series of BHJ devices with the structure of fluorine doped indium tin oxide (FTO)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate)/ ZnPc:[6,6]- phenyl-C61- butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blend/Al with identical thickness of ZnPc:PCBM layer were fabricated and characterized. Photo current measurements in 4 revealed that the observed photo current maximum is consistent with UV-vis spectra of the compound of 4. Preliminary studies showed that the blend ratio has a critical effect on the BHJ device performance parameters. Photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 6.14% was achieved with 4 based BHJ device.     

Effect of multiple adduct fullerenes on charge generation and transport in photovoltaic blends with poly(3‐hexylthiophene‐2,5‐diyl)

The effect of replacing [6,6]‐phenyl‐C₆₁ butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) by its multiadduct analogs (bis‐PCBM and tris‐PCBM) in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells with poly(3‐hexylthiophene‐2,5‐diyl) (P3HT) is studied in terms of blend film microstructure, photophysics, electron transport properties, and device performance. Although the power conversion efficiency of the blend with bis‐PCBM is similar to the blend with PCBM, the performance of the devices with tris‐PCBM is considerably lower as a result of small photocurrent. Despite the lower electron affinity of the fullerene multiadducts, μs‐ms transient absorption measurements show that the charge generation efficiency is similar for all three fullerenes. The annealed blend films with multiadducts show a lower degree of fullerene aggregation and lower P3HT crystallinity than the annealed blend films with PCBM. We conclude that the reduction in performance is due largely to poorer electron transport in the blend films from higher adducts, due to the poorer fullerene network formation as well as the slower electron transport within the fullerene phase, confirmed here by field effect transistor measurements. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2010     

给受体共混质量比对P3HT:PCBM薄膜结构和器件性能的影响

以聚3-己基噻吩(P3HT)为给体、[6,6]-苯基-C61-丁酸甲酯(PCBM)为受体的光伏体系作为研究对象,采用溶剂退火的后处理方法制备薄膜样品,利用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱、原子力显微镜(AFM)、X射线衍射(XRD)等测试手段分别对共混膜样品的形貌和结构进行表征,同时利用熵值统计方法对AFM形貌图像进行分析处理.并在此基础上制备太阳能电池器件,其结构为氧化铟锡导电玻璃/聚3,4-乙撑二氧噻吩:聚苯乙烯磺酸盐/聚3-己基噻吩:[6,6]-苯基-C61-丁酸甲酯/金属铝(ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PCBM/Al),研究了给受体共混比例(质量比)对活性层薄膜以及电池性能的影响.结果表明,受体PCBM含量的增加会影响P3HT给体相的有序结晶,当给受体比例为1:1时,活性层薄膜具有较宽的紫外-可见吸收特征,且具有较好的相分离和结晶度,基于该样品制备的电池器件其光电转换效率达到三种比例的最大值(2.77%).表明退火条件下,改变给受体比例可以影响活性层的微纳米结构而最终影响电池的光电转换效率.     

以C_(70)衍生物为电子受体的高效聚合物固体薄膜太阳能电池

以PC[70]BM(phenyl C71-butyric acid methyl ester)取代PC[60]BM(phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester)作为电子受体材料,以MEH-PPV(poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene])为电子给体材料,制成了本体异质结(bulk heterojunction,BHJ)聚合物太阳能电池.MEH-PPV/PC[70]BM器件在AM1.5G(80 mW/cm2)模拟太阳光的光照条件下得到了3.42%的能量转换效率,短路电流值达到了6.07 mA/cm2,开路电压0.85 V,填充因子为53%.通过紫外可见吸收光谱和外量子效率的研究,发现PC[70]BM作为电子受体,对扩大光谱的吸收范围和增加活性层的吸收系数有明显的作用.同时比较了不同溶剂对该体系器件性能的影响.通过原子力显微镜(AFM)、光暗导I-V曲线等研究,分析了1,2-二氯苯有利于给体相和受体相的微相分离和载流子的传输的原因.     

Effect of branched alkyl side chains on the performance of thin‐film transistors and photovoltaic cells fabricated with isoindigo‐based conjugated polymers

New isoindigo and di(thienyl)ethylene‐containing π‐extended conjugated polymers with different branched side chains were synthesized to investigate their physical properties and device performance in thin‐film transistors and photovoltaic cells. 11‐Butyltricosane (S3) and 11‐heptyltricosane (S6) groups were used as side‐chain moieties tethered to isoindigo units. The linking groups between the polymer backbone and bifurcation point in the branched side chain differ in the two polymers (i.e., PIDTE‐S3 and PIDTE‐S6 ). The polymers bearing S6 side chains showed much better charge transport behavior than those with S3 side chains. Thermally annealed PIDTE‐S6 film exhibited an outstanding hole mobility of 4.07 cm² V^?1 s^?1 under ambient conditions. Furthermore, bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells made from a blend film of PIDTE‐S3 and (6,6)‐phenyl C61‐butyric acid methyl ester demonstrated promising device performance with a power conversion efficiency in the range of 4.9–5.0%. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 2015 , 53, 1226–1234     

Ultrafast exciton dissociation followed by nongeminate charge recombination in PCDTBT:PCBM photovoltaic blends

The precise mechanism and dynamics of charge generation and recombination in bulk heterojunction polymer:fullerene blend films typically used in organic photovoltaic devices have been intensively studied by many research groups, but nonetheless remain debated. In particular the role of interfacial charge-transfer (CT) states in the generation of free charge carriers, an important step for the understanding of device function, is still under active discussion. In this article we present direct optical probes of the exciton dynamics in pristine films of a prototypic polycarbazole-based photovoltaic donor polymer, namely poly[N-11'-henicosanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4',7'-di-2-thienyl-2',1',3'-benzothiadiazole)] (PCDTBT), as well as the charge generation and recombination dynamics in as-cast and annealed photovoltaic blend films using methanofullerene (PC(61)BM) as electron acceptor. In contrast to earlier studies we use broadband (500-1100 nm) transient absorption spectroscopy including the previously unobserved but very important time range between 2 ns and 1 ms, which allows us not only to observe the entire charge carrier recombination dynamics but also to quantify the existing decay channels. We determine that ultrafast exciton dissociation occurs in blends and leads to two separate pools of products, namely Coulombically bound charge-transfer (CT) states and unbound (free) charge carriers. The recombination dynamics are analyzed within the framework of a previously reported model for poly(3-hexylthiophene):PCBM (Howard, I. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 14866) based on concomitant geminate recombination of CT states and nongeminate recombination of free charge carriers. The results reveal that only ~11% of the initial photoexcitations generate interfacial CT states that recombine exclusively by fast nanosecond geminate recombination and thus do not contribute to the photocurrent, whereas ~89% of excitons create free charge carriers on an ultrafast time scale that then contribute to the extracted photocurrent. Despite the high yield of free charges the power conversion efficiency of devices remains moderate at about 3.0%. This is largely a consequence of the low fill factor of devices. We relate the low fill factor to significant energetic disorder present in the pristine polymer and in the polymer:fullerene blends. In the former we observed a significant spectral relaxation of exciton emission (fluorescence) and in the latter of the polaron-induced ground-state bleaching, implying that the density of states (DOS) for both excitons and charge carriers is significantly broadened by energetic disorder in pristine PCDTBT and in its blend with PCBM. This disorder leads to charge trapping in solar cells, which in turn causes higher carrier concentrations and more significant nongeminate recombination. The nongeminate recombination has a significant impact on the IV curves of devices, namely its competition with charge carrier extraction causes a stronger bias dependence of the photocurrent of devices, in turn leading to the poor device fill factor. In addition our results demonstrate the importance of ultrafast free carrier generation and suppression of interfacial CT-state formation and question the applicability of the often used Braun-Onsager model to describe the bias dependence of the photocurrent in polymer:fullerene organic photovoltaic devices.     

Correlating interface heterostructure, charge recombination, and device efficiency of poly(3-hexyl thiophene)/TiO2 nanorod solar cell

The charge recombination rate in poly(3-hexyl thiophene)/TiO(2) nanorod solar cells is demonstrated to correlate to the morphology of the bulk heterojunction (BHJ) and the interfacial properties between poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT) and TiO(2). The recombination resistance is obtained in P3HT/TiO(2) nanorod devices by impedance spectroscopy. Surface morphology and phase separation of the bulk heterojunction are characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The surface charge of bulk heterojunction is investigated by Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM). Lower charge recombination rate and lifetime have been observed for the charge carriers in appropriate heterostructures of hybrid P3HT/TiO(2) nanorod processed via high boiling point solvent and made of high molecular weight P3HT. Additionally, through surface modification on TiO(2) nan,orod, decreased recombination rate and longer charge carrier lifetime are obtained owing to creation of a barrier between the donor phases (P3HT) and the acceptor phases (TiO(2)). The effect of the film morphology of hybrid and interfacial properties on charge carrier recombination finally leads to different outcome of photovoltaic I-V characteristics. The BHJ fabricated from dye-modified TiO(2) blended with P3HT exhibits 2.6 times increase in power conversion efficiency due to the decrease of recombination rate by almost 2 orders of magnitude as compared with the BHJ made with unmodified TiO(2). In addition, the interface heterostructure, charge lifetime, and device efficiency of P3HT/TiO(2) nanorod solar cells are correlated.