Efficient Organic Excitonic Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotubes Replacing In2O3:Sn as the Transparent Electrode

Jao Van De Lagemaat; Teresa Barnes; Garry Rumbles; Timothy J. Courts; Sean E. Shaheen; Chris Weeks; Paul Glatkowski; Igor Levitsky; Jorma Peltola

doi:10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279412

Efficient Organic Excitonic Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotubes Replacing In2O3:Sn as the Transparent Electrode

Jao Van De Lagemaat, Teresa Barnes, Garry Rumbles, Timothy J. Courts, Sean E. Shaheen, Chris Weeks, Paul Glatkowski, Igor Levitsky, Jorma Peltola

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We report two organic excitonic solar cell structures with the conventional ITO anode replaced by a thin single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) layer. The first structure, SWCNT/PED0T/P3HT:PCBM/AI, gave a nonoptimized device efficiency of 2.61%, which is competitive with ITO-based devices. The second, SWCNT/P3HT:PCBM/AI, is unique, as it did not use PEDOT as a hole selective contact. This had a promising efficiency of 1.43%. The open structure of the SWCNT network, and its inherent compatibility with the chlorobenzene solvent used to deposit the P3HT:PCBM, allow for intimate intermixing with the active layers of the device and the elimination of PEDOT. The strong rectifying behavior of the device shows that nanotubes are selective for holes and are not recombination sites in the active layer of the device. This excitonic solar cell is the first measurably efficient organic device produced without ITO and PEDOT.

Original language	American English
Pages	183-185
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279412 https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279412
State	Published - 2006
Event	2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4 - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: 7 May 2006 → 12 May 2006

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Conference	2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa, HI
Period	7/05/06 → 12/05/06

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NREL/CP-590-39848

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Van De Lagemaat, J., Barnes, T., Rumbles, G., Courts, T. J., Shaheen, S. E., Weeks, C., Glatkowski, P., Levitsky, I., & Peltola, J. (2006). Efficient Organic Excitonic Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotubes Replacing In2O3:Sn as the Transparent Electrode. 183-185. Paper presented at 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, Waikoloa, HI, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279412, https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279412

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Efficient Organic Excitonic Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotubes Replacing In2O3:Sn as the Transparent Electrode. / Van De Lagemaat, Jao ; Barnes, Teresa ; Rumbles, Garry et al.
2006. 183-185 Paper presented at 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, Waikoloa, HI, United States.

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