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Improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive
The additive effect on small-molecule-based p–i–n-type devices has been little investigated so far. We focus on the improvement of the miscibility of tetrabenzoporphyrin (BP) and [6,6]-phenyl-C(61)-butyric acid methyl ester (PC(61)BM) blend film by addition of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin (B...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9087363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35547058 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ra07398h |
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author | Tamura, Yuto Suzuki, Mitsuharu Nakagawa, Takaki Koganezawa, Tomoyuki Masuo, Sadahiro Hayashi, Hironobu Aratani, Naoki Yamada, Hiroko |
author_facet | Tamura, Yuto Suzuki, Mitsuharu Nakagawa, Takaki Koganezawa, Tomoyuki Masuo, Sadahiro Hayashi, Hironobu Aratani, Naoki Yamada, Hiroko |
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description | The additive effect on small-molecule-based p–i–n-type devices has been little investigated so far. We focus on the improvement of the miscibility of tetrabenzoporphyrin (BP) and [6,6]-phenyl-C(61)-butyric acid methyl ester (PC(61)BM) blend film by addition of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin (BP–C(60)) as an additive to the interlayer (i-layer). BP is one of the most promising p-type organic semiconductors, and BP films can be prepared readily by heating as-cast films of the precursor (a bicyclo[2.2.2]octadiene-fused porphyrin; CP), that results in changes from amorphous CP films to polycrystalline BP films. Because of the high crystallinity of BP, large BP grains on the scale of tens to hundreds of nanometers are generated in blend films of BP and PC(61)BM during film fabrication. We found that the addition of BP–C(60) as an additive (3, 5, 7, and 10 wt%) to the i-layer composed of BP and PC(61)BM improves the miscibility of BP and PC(61)BM. The power conversion efficiency of p–i–n-type organic solar cells consisting of a blend film of BP and PC(61)BM (i-layer) sandwiched by BP (p-layer) and PC(61)BM (n-layer) improved by up to 50% as compared to that of a control device after the addition of BP–C(60) to the i-layer. The film morphology was investigated using atomic force microscopy, fluorescence microspectroscopy, two-dimensional grazing-incident wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurements, and scanning electron microscopy. Interacting with both BP and PC(61)BM, the addition of BP–C(60) led to changes in the grain size as well as an increase in the size of the BP/PC(61)BM interface and hence effective charge separation in the p–i–n device. This morphological improvement is attributable to the ability of BP–C(60), which exhibits the characteristics of both BP and C(60), to promote the compatibility of BP and PC(61)BM. This study is a significant step towards the development of high-performance p–i–n-type solar cells and should pave the way for the fabrication of high-performance bulk-heterojunction layers in solution-processed organic photovoltaic devices. |
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spelling | pubmed-90873632022-05-10 Improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive Tamura, Yuto Suzuki, Mitsuharu Nakagawa, Takaki Koganezawa, Tomoyuki Masuo, Sadahiro Hayashi, Hironobu Aratani, Naoki Yamada, Hiroko RSC Adv Chemistry The additive effect on small-molecule-based p–i–n-type devices has been little investigated so far. We focus on the improvement of the miscibility of tetrabenzoporphyrin (BP) and [6,6]-phenyl-C(61)-butyric acid methyl ester (PC(61)BM) blend film by addition of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin (BP–C(60)) as an additive to the interlayer (i-layer). BP is one of the most promising p-type organic semiconductors, and BP films can be prepared readily by heating as-cast films of the precursor (a bicyclo[2.2.2]octadiene-fused porphyrin; CP), that results in changes from amorphous CP films to polycrystalline BP films. Because of the high crystallinity of BP, large BP grains on the scale of tens to hundreds of nanometers are generated in blend films of BP and PC(61)BM during film fabrication. We found that the addition of BP–C(60) as an additive (3, 5, 7, and 10 wt%) to the i-layer composed of BP and PC(61)BM improves the miscibility of BP and PC(61)BM. The power conversion efficiency of p–i–n-type organic solar cells consisting of a blend film of BP and PC(61)BM (i-layer) sandwiched by BP (p-layer) and PC(61)BM (n-layer) improved by up to 50% as compared to that of a control device after the addition of BP–C(60) to the i-layer. The film morphology was investigated using atomic force microscopy, fluorescence microspectroscopy, two-dimensional grazing-incident wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurements, and scanning electron microscopy. Interacting with both BP and PC(61)BM, the addition of BP–C(60) led to changes in the grain size as well as an increase in the size of the BP/PC(61)BM interface and hence effective charge separation in the p–i–n device. This morphological improvement is attributable to the ability of BP–C(60), which exhibits the characteristics of both BP and C(60), to promote the compatibility of BP and PC(61)BM. This study is a significant step towards the development of high-performance p–i–n-type solar cells and should pave the way for the fabrication of high-performance bulk-heterojunction layers in solution-processed organic photovoltaic devices. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2018-10-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9087363/ /pubmed/35547058 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ra07398h Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Chemistry Tamura, Yuto Suzuki, Mitsuharu Nakagawa, Takaki Koganezawa, Tomoyuki Masuo, Sadahiro Hayashi, Hironobu Aratani, Naoki Yamada, Hiroko Improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive |
title | Improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive |
title_full | Improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive |
title_fullStr | Improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive |
title_full_unstemmed | Improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive |
title_short | Improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive |
title_sort | improvement in interlayer structure of p–i–n-type organic solar cells with the use of fullerene-linked tetrabenzoporphyrin as additive |
topic | Chemistry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9087363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35547058 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ra07398h |
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