Abstract
In this article, the improvement in electrical performance of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)–poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as the transparent electrode doped with different additives (ethylene glycol (EG), isopropyl alcohol) or treatment of sulfuric acid was enhanced that organic solar cells (OSCs) were produced by using poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl):[6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester. OSCs were fabricated by the doped or treated PEDOT:PSS films as transparent electrodes. The photoelectrical measurements were carried out and the effects of doping or treatment were compared. As a result, EG-added PEDOT:PSS electrode showed the best power conversion efficiency value of 1.87% among the PEDOT:PSS anodes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 66-73 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Polymers and Polymer Composites |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2019.
Funding
Authors would like to thank Professor Dr. David Carroll and Dr. Jiwen Li of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at Wake Forest University for their valuable contributions. Professor Dr Ali Demir and Associate Professor Dr Ayşe Celik Bedeloğlu are also acknowledged for their scientific suggestions and discussions. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council, TUBITAK, Program No: 2214/A.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council | |
| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | 2214/A |
Keywords
- Conductive polymer
- conductivity enhancement of PEDOT:PSS
- organic solar cell
- solution treatment
- transparent electrode
