Efficiency Improvement in Organic Photovoltaic Cells by
Using Wide-Bandgap electron-Blocking Layer
D9670991
(OPV cell) ITO/CuPc (X nm)/C60 (Y nm)/BCP (10 nm)/Al (100 nm) CuPc C60 0.4 V 3.96 mA/cm2 63.1 % 1.00% 1. m-MTDATA 2.MeO-TPD
3.Ir(ppz)3 ITO/electron blocking
layer/CuPc(30 nm)/C60(40 nm) /BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm)
1. m-MTDATA(4 nm) 2.MeO-TPD (3 nm) 3.Ir(ppz)3(0.5 nm)
CuPc Pentacene Pentacene ITO/m-MTDATA/CuPc:(R%) Pentacene(30nm)/ C60(40nm)/BCP(10nm)/ Al(100nm) 5% : 7.74 mA/cm2 0.5 V 44.3 % 1.72 %
Abstract
In this thesis, we demonstrate a single heterojunction organic
photovoltaic (OPV) cell using wide-bandgap electron-blocking layer,
which can improve photocurrent absorption efficiency, balance carrier
mobility between acceptor and donor can affect the carrier collection
efficiency, and enhance the short-circuit current (JSC) , open-circuit
voltage (VOC)and the efficiency.
At first, we try to optimize the best structure in OPV cells whose layer in order as glass/ITO/CuPc (X nm)/C60 (Y nm)/BCP (10 nm)/Al
(100 nm), and then modulate the thickness of CuPc (electron donor layer)
X and C60 (electron acceptor layer) Y to get the highest power conversion
efficiency of this structure, which are 0.4 V of open-circuit voltage (VOC),
3.96 mA/cm2 of short-circuit current density (JSC), 63.1% of fill factor
(FF), and 1.00% of power conversion efficiency (PCE).
Secondly, We choose three wide-bandgap materials as electron-blocking layer, including ( 1 ) 4, 4', 4"- tris - ( 2 - methylphenyl
phenylamino ) triphenylamine ( m-MTDATA ) ( 2 ) MeO-TPD, and (3)
Ir(ppz)3, and try to modulate the thickness of electron-blocking layer to
optimize the best properties, including photo-current density and open
circuit voltage. The structure can reduced electron - hole recombination
of OPV cell is ITO / electron-blocking layer / CuPc(X nm) / C60 (Y nm)/
BCP(10nm) / Al(100nm). The optimal thickness is m-MTDATA (4 nm);
Finally, we choose the best performance material, m-MTDATA, as an electron-blocking layer. In additional, we doping pentacene into
electron donor layer to enhance the mobility of CuPc. By the increasing
of concentration on pentacene, we also find short-circuit current density
(JSC ) and power conversion efficiency (PCE) were increased
dramatically. This structure whose layer in order as ITO/CuPc:(R%)
Pentacene (30nm)/C60 (40nm)/ BCP (10nm)/ Al (100nm). We tune
concentration of Pentacene around 5% in CuPc to acquire excellent
characteristics of OPV cell, including: 7.74 mA/cm2 of short-circuit
current, 0.5 V of open-circuit voltage, 44.3% of fill factor, and 1.72% of
efficiency.
………..………...i ……… ..iii ………...………...vi ………... ... 1 1-1 .……… ………… 1 1-2 ……….………. 4 ………... ..6 2-1 ……… ..6 2-2 ………...7 2-3 ………....8 2-3-1 (VOC) ………...8 2-3-2 (ISC)………...………...8 2-3-3 (PCE)………...9 2-3-4 (FF) ………...…10 2-4 ………...10 2-5 ………..……… 12
2-5-1 ………....…………...………13 2-5-2 (VOC) ……….13 2-5-3 (ISC) ………...……14 2-5-4 (PCE) ………15 2-5-5 (FF) ………...15 2-6 ………..………...15 2-6-1 (PCE) ………...15 2-6-2 ………..……….16 2-6-3 (AFM) ………...16 ………..……….….17 3-1 ………...………17 3-2 ………...………18 3-3 ………...………....18 3-4 Al ………18 ………...……...…....20 4-1 .……….………... 20 4-2 CuPc (X nm) ………..21 4-3 C60 (Y nm) ………...………22 4-4 …..………...23
4-4-1 m-MTDATA (A nm)………..….24 4-4-2 MeO-TPD (B nm) ………25 4-4-3 Ir(ppz)3 (C nm) ………...………..26 4-5 CuPc Pentacene ………27 ………...29 …………...………..30
4-1 ………..20 4-2 CuPc ……….22 4-3 C60 ………23 4-4 m-MTDATA ………...24 4-5 MeO-TPD …………..26 4-6 Ir(ppz)3 ……….27 4-7 m-MTDATA RMS………...28 4-8 CuPc pentacene …28
.1-1 (a) (b)BHJ (c) P-I-N ………...34 .1-2 Air Mass(AM) ………..35 .2-1 ………..36 .2-2 ………...…….36 .2-3 ………..37 .2-4 ………..37 .2-5 ………..38 .3-1 ………..39 .4-1 (ITO/CuPc/C60/BCP/Al) …………..40 .4-2 ………41 .4-3 ………42
.4-4 (ITO/ Electron-Blocking Layer/CuPc /C60/BCP/Al) ………..43
.4-5 (ITO/m-MTDATA/CuPc: Pentacene (R%)/C60/BCP/Al) ……….44
.4-6 ITO /CuPc(20 nm)/C60(50 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm)...45
.4-7 ITO /CuPc(25 nm)/C60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm)...46
.4-9 ITO /CuPc(35 nm)/C60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm)...48
.4-10 ITO /CuPc(30 nm)/C60(30 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm)...49
.4-11 ITO /CuPc(30 nm)/C60(50 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm)...50
.4-12 ………..51
.4-13 (ITO/m-MTDATA/CuPc/C60/BCP
/Al)………...……….52
.4-14 ITO /m-MTDATA(7.5 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C60(40 nm)/BCP
(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………53
.4-15 ITO /m-MTDATA(4 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C60(40 nm)/BCP
(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………54
.4-16 (ITO/MeO-TPD/CuPc/C60/BCP
/Al) ……….55
.4-17 ITO /MeO-TPD(7.5 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C60(40 nm)/BCP
(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………56
.4-18 ITO /MeO-TPD(3 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C60(40 nm)/BCP
(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………57
.4-19 (ITO/MeO-TPD/CuPc/C60/BCP
/Al) ………..……….58
.4-20 ITO /Ir(ppz)3(7.5 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C60(40 nm)/BCP
(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………...………59
.4-21 ITO /Ir(ppz)3(0.5 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C60(40 nm)/BCP
(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………60
.4-24 m-MTDATA (3 nm) ………..62
.4-25 ITO /m-MTDATA(4 nm)/CuPc:(R%)pentacene (30 nm)/
C60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………..63
.4-26 ITO/m-MTDATA(4 nm)/CuPc:(3%)pentacene(30 nm)/
C60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………..64
.4-27 ITO /m-MTDATA(4 nm)/CuPc:(5%)pentacene (30 nm)/
C60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………..65
.4-28 ITO /m-MTDATA(4 nm)/CuPc:(7%)pentacene (30 nm)/
C60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100 nm) ………..66
.5-1 (ITO /m-MTDATA(4 nm)/ CuPc :
(5%) pentacene (30 nm)/C60(40 nm) /BCP(10 nm)/ Al
1973 (OPV cell)
1-1
OPV cell PCE 1986 C. W. Tang OPV cell / CuPc(perylene-derivatives) [1]
/ OPV cell
0.95 OPV cell
2000 S. R. Forrest OPV cell
[2] 3,4,9,10 -perylenetetracarboxylic bisbenzimidazole PTCBI 2.4 2001 P. Peumans S. R. Forrest C60 PTCBI C60 (77 ± 10 Å) PTCBI (30 ± 3Å) C60 3,4- /
4-(polymer poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly
(styrenesulfonate)) PEDOT PSS ITO
3.6 [3] 2004 S. R. Forrest OPV cell
4.2 [4] [5]
Voc 5.7
CuPc OPV cell 10nm[6]
bulk herero-junction BHJ JSC 2003 Sullivan et al. CuPc C60 1:1 BHJ (CuPc C60) 1-1 a-b [7] BHJ JSC( 4.6 mA/cm 2 ) 3.4 mA/cm2 BHJ (0.87 ) (0.75 ) (BHJ ) p-i-n [8] p-i-n CuPc C60 CuPc C60 0.75 0.87 BHJ 1.17 p-i-n 1 sun (100 mW/cm 2 ) (VOC) (JSC)
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] - [14]
1-2
OPV cell HBL -PCE [15] SnPc / C60 OPV cell - OPV cell-OPV cell Glass/ITO / CuPc/C60/BCP/Al CuPc
ITO C60 2,9
- 4 ,7 – - 1 10- (2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-
phenanthroline) BCP HBL
MeO- TPD Ir ppz 3 JSC)
(VOC) FF (PCE)
pentacene ITO /m- MTDATA /
CuPc/C60/BCP/Al CuPc
OPV cell pentacene
2-1
80
W/m2
(air mass) AM AM0 90°
1353 W/m2 5800K
AM1 ( 90°)
925 W/m2 AM1.5 48°
844 W/m2 AM1.5
2-2
20 30
20
Chapin, Fuller Pearson
PCE 6 sc- Si sc -Si sc-Si p p p-n p-n (S.C.R.) p-n p-n p-n (1)
( 1) qV nkT S I = I e − (1) IS k q η T KT/ q 0.026V p-n p-n p n p n n p (2) 2-1 ( 1) qV kT S L I = I e − −I (2)
2-3
2-3-1
(V
OC)
p-n p n p n VOC I 2 3 (3)2-3-2
I
SC N Pn p = 0 ISC -IL
2-3-3
(PCE)
(4) ( 1) qV kT S L P = IV = I V e − −I V (4) 4 Pmax dP/dV = 0 4 Pmax 5 6 (5) (6)7 8 JSC VOC VPMAX IPMAX 2 - 2
100(mW/cm2) 25 (mW/cm2) (7) (8)
2-3-4
(FF)
Rsa Rsh Rsa p-n -Rsh Rsh Rsa Rsh 2-3 (2) (9) Fill Factor(FF) Rsa Rsh 10 (9) (10)2-4
OPV cell 2.41.
HOMO LUMO 100nm (60 90 )2.
10 nm[16]3.
/BHJ
/
4.
ITO (polyethylene
dioxythiophene doped with polystyrene-sulfonic acid) PEDOT PSS
LiF
2-5
OPV
cell VOC ISC FF IPCE
2-5-1
OPV cell Rsa Rsh (n) V = ± 1 V Rsh [17] [18] (11) (12) V > 0.1V (13) OPV cell (14) I-V (14) (15) Rsa =Rs×A(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
2-5-2
(V
OC)
OPV cell VOC OPV cell / VOC LOMO [19] [20]2-5-3
(I
SC)
OPV cell
- OPV cell
ISC
OPV cell IQE 16
η
IQE=
η η η η
A ED CT CC (16) ηIQE ;ηA ηED ηCT ηCC d ηA ηED ηCT ηCC (17)-(18)1
ad Ae
η
= −
− (17) / D d L EDe
η
=
− (18) OPV cell (LD) ηA ηED ηIQEOPV cell PCE
2-5-4
(PCE)
OPV cell PCE PV cell
PMAX (5) (6)
(7) PCE (8)
2-5-5
(FF)
OPV cell FF PV cell
(10) 2 - 3 FF Rsa Rsh FF Rsa Rsh OPV cell Rsa Rsh
2-6
2-6-1
(PCE)
OPV cell (I-V) IV IV PCE2-6-2
/ (V- 670) 190 2700nm2-6-3
(AFM)
AFM P7LS 2-5 19(19) σ r ε r r
(IPA) (1) (pre-clean) (2) (3) (4)
3-1
OPV cell IPA 5 5 5 5 1003-2
ITO 3-1 ITO 60 40 ITO 37% 38 3:7 ITO ITO ITO3-3
ITO ITO ITO 15 ITO3-4
Al
3 × 10-6 Torr 0.5-2Å 3-1 m-MTDATA MeO-TPD Ir ppz 3CuPc C60 BCP
4-1
OPV cell Glass/ITO /CuPc(Xnm)/ C60(Ynm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) 4-1 ITO CuPc C60 BCP (m- MTDATA MeO- TPD Ir ppz 3) CuPc C60 4-2 C60 450 nm CuPc 620 nm 4-3 4-1Organic Material LUMO/ HOMO (eV)
Mobility (cm2/V s)
Exciton diffusion length (nm) CuPc 3.5/5.2 7.0 × 10-3 15 C60 4.5/6.2 5.0 × 10-1 40 BCP 3.5/7.0 2.0 × 10-3 <10 4-1 BCP 10nm 100nm CuPc C60 ITO
/CuPc(Xnm)/ C60(Ynm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) 4-1
ITO CuPc
-1 4 4' 4“ – - 2 - ( 2 - methylphenyl
phenylamino ) (triphenylamine) m- MTDATA 2 MeO- TPD
3 Ir ppz 3 ITO / /CuPc(Xnm)/ C60(Ynm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) 4-4 OPV cell Pentacene CuPc CuPc
ITO /m- MTDATA /CuPc (R )Pentacene(Xnm)/
C60(Ynm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) 4-5
4-2 CuPc
(X nm)
CuPc 20nm C60 50nm [21] [22] Keithley 2400 100mW/cm2 - 1V 1V VOC 0.4 V JSC 3.07 mA/cm 2 FF 55.2 PCE 0.68 4-6CuPc 25nm VOC 0.4 V JSC 3.73 mA/cm 2 FF 59.2 PCE 0.88 4-7 CuPc 30nm JSC 3.96 mA/cm2 FF 63.1 VOC 0.4V PCE 40nm 1.00 4-8 CuPc 35nm JSC 4.03mA/cm2 VOC 0.4 V FF 57.6 PCE 0.93 4-9 CuPc 30nm 4-2 CuPc (nm)/C60 (40 nm) VOC (V) JSC (mA/cm2) FF (%) η (%) 25 0.4 3.73 59.2 0.88 30 0.4 3.96 63.1 1.00 35 0.4 4.03 57.6 0.93 4-2 CuPc
4-3 C
60(Y nm)
4-2 CuPc 30nm ITO /CuPc(30nm)/ C60 (Ynm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) CuPc 30nm C60 40nm 4-2 JSC4.03mA/cm2 3.96mA/cm2 VOC 0.4V FF 63.1 PCE 1.00 4-8 C60 30nm JSC 2.63 mA/cm 2 FF 55.9 VOC 0.4V PCE 0.59 4-10 C60 50nm C60 JSC 3.39mA/cm 2 FF 57.1 VOC 0.4 V PCE 0.76 4-11 CuPc 30nm C60 40nm 4-3 ITO/CuPc(30nm)/C60(40nm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) CuPc (30nm)/ C60 (nm) VOC (V) JSC (mA/cm2) FF (%) η (%) 30 0.4 2.63 55.9 0.59 40 0.4 3.96 63.1 1.00 50 0.4 3.39 57.1 0.76 4-3 C60
4-4
ITO CuPc -M - -MTDATA [23]ITO / /CuPc(30nm)/ C60(40nm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) 4- 4
4-4-1 m-MTDATA
(A nm)
m- MTDATA -7.5nm ITO/m- MTDATA(Anm /CuPc(30nm)/ C60(40nm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) 4-13 7.5nm VOC 0.5V JSC 4.00 mA/cm 2 FF 25.0 PCE 0.50 4- 14 m-MTDATA (5 nm 3nm) 3nm m-MTDATA (4 nm 3.5nm) m–MTDATA 4nm VOC 0.5V JSC 7.26 mA/cm 2 FF 43.1 PCE 1.56 4-15 4-4 m-MTDATA (nm) VOC (V) JSC (mA/cm2) FF (%) η (%) 7.5 0.5 4.00 25.0 0.50 5 0.5 6.19 41.1 1.27 4 0.5 7.26 43.1 1.56 3.5 0.4 6.68 49.6 1.33 3 0.4 5.93 54.5 1.29 4-4 m-MTDATA4-4-2 MeO-TPD
(B nm)
MeO-TPD LUMO HOMO m– MTDATA
LUMO/HOMO 1.9V/5.1V m- MTDATA 4-4-1 7.5nm ITO /MeO-TPD(B nm)/CuPc(30nm)/ C60(40nm)/BCP(10nm)/ (100nm) 4-16 7.5nm VOC 0.5V JSC 4.10 mA/cm2 FF 25.9 PCE 0.53 4-17 MeO-TPD (5nm 4nm 3nm 2.5nm) 3nm VOC 0.4V JSC 4.61 mA/cm 2 FF 61.0 PCE 1.12 4 - 18 FF M – MTDATA 43.1 61.0 VOC 0.4 V JSC 4.61mA/cm 2 4-5
MeO-TPD thickness (nm) VOC (V) JSC (mA/cm2) FF (%) η (%) 7.5 0.5 4.10 25.9 0.53 5 0.4 4.36 59.0 1.03 4 0.4 4.24 61.1 1.04 3 0.4 4.61 61.0 1.12 2.5 0.4 3.95 58.9 0.93 4-5 MeO-TPD
4-4-3 Ir(ppz)
3(C nm)
Ir(ppz)3 1.6V LUMO m-MTDATA 0.3 5.0V HOMO ITO 4-4-1 7.5nm ITO /Ir(ppz)3(C nm)/CuPc(30nm)/ C60(40nm /BCP(10nm / (100nm 4 - 19 7.5nm VOC 0.5V JSC 2.52 mA/cm2 FF 54.9 PCE 0.55 4-20 Ir(ppz)3 5nm 4nm 1nm 0.5nm 0.5nm VOC 0.4 V JSC 3.81 mA/cm2 FF 59.8 PCE 0.91 4–21m–MTDATA FF 43.1 59.8 VOC 0.4 V JSC 7.26 mA/cm 2 3.81 mA/cm2 4-6 Ir(ppz)3 (nm) VOC (V) JSC (mA/cm2) FF (%) η (%) 7.5 0.5 2.52 54.9 0.55 5 0.4 2.96 60.6 0.72 4 0.4 3.05 62.3 0.76 1 0.4 3.39 63.8 0.87 0.5 0.4 3.81 59.8 0.91 4-6 Ir(ppz)3
4-5
CuPc
Pentacene
4-4 m-MTDATA m - MTDATA 4nm VOC 0.5V JSC 7.26 mA/cm 2 FF 43.1 PCE 1.56 m-MTDATA JSC 7.26 mA/cm2 FF 4-22 4-24 4-7 RMS Pentacene = 1.5 cm2/V-s CuPcwt. 3 5 7 Pentacene CuPc
m-MTDATA ITO /m- MTDATA 4nm /CuPc
R Pentacene 30nm / C60 40nm /BCP 10nm / 100nm 4-25 wt.3 VOC 0.5V JSC 6.26 mA/cm2 FF 46.6 PCE 1.46 4-26 wt.5 VOC 0.5V JSC 7.74 mA/cm 2 FF 44.3 PCE 1.72 4-27 wt. 7 VOC 0.5V JSC 6.66 mA/cm 2 FF 49.3
PCE 1.31 4-28 OPV cell
4-8
m-MTDATA (nm) Surface roughness (nm) Surface RMS (nm) 7.5 2.116 2.768 4 2.931 3.723 3 3.008 3.709 4-7m-MTDATA RMS
Pentacene concentration (wt. %) VOC (V) JSC (mA/cm2) FF (%) η (%)
0 0.5 7.26 43.1 1.56
3 0.5 6.26 46.6 1.46
5 0.5 7.74 44.3 1.72
7 0.4 6.66 49.3 1.31
OPV cell
m-MTDATA MeO- TPD Ir ppz 3 ITO Pentacene
CuPc m-MTDATA m-MTDATA 4nm VOC 0.5V JSC7.26 mA/cm 2 FF 43.1 PCE 1.56 Pentacene CuPc - Wt.5 pantacene
CuPc OPV cell 1.56 1.72
ITO /m- MTDATA 4nm /CuPc 5 Pentacene 30nm / C60
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Figure
. 1-1
(a) (b) BHJ(c) P-I-N
(From Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 84, p.
48°°°°
48°°°°
. 2-1
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 -3 -2 -1 0 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V PMAX VMAX JMAX JSC VOC ( J....V )MAX 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 -3 -2 -1 0 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V PMAX VMAX JMAX JSC VOC ( J....V )MAX PMAX VMAX JMAX JSC VOC ( J....V )MAX. 2-2
. 2-3
Anode
Cathode
hν
ν
ν
ν
E
Acceptor
Donor
Anode
Cathode
hν
ν
ν
ν
E
Acceptor
Donor
. 2-4
Glass
ITO 145 nm
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
Glass
ITO 145 nm
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
7.0 eV
CuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV
5.2 eV
6.2 eV
4.5 eV
4.2 eV
3.5 eV
3.5 eV
7.0 eV
CuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV
5.2 eV
6.2 eV
4.5 eV
4.2 eV
3.5 eV
3.5 eV
. 4-1
(ITO/CuPc/C60/BCP/Al)400 500 600 700 800 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 A b s o rb a n c e ( a .u .) Wavelength (nm) CuPc C60
. 4-2
Glass
ITO 145 nm
Electron Blocking Layer
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
Glass
ITO 145 nm
Electron Blocking Layer
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
7.0 eVCuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV 5.2 eV 6.2 eV 4.5eV 4.2 eV 3.5 eV 3.5eVE
le
ct
ro
n
B
lo
ck
in
g
L
a
y
er
7.0 eVCuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV 5.2 eV 6.2 eV 4.5eV 4.2 eV 3.5 eV 3.5eVE
le
ct
ro
n
B
lo
ck
in
g
L
a
y
er
. 4-4
(ITO/ Electron-Blocking Layer/CuPc /C60/BCP/Al)
Glass
ITO 145nm
m-MTDATA (A nm)
CuPc :(R%)Pentacene
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
Glass
ITO 145nm
m-MTDATA (A nm)
CuPc :(R%)Pentacene
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
7.0 eV
1.9 eV
CuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV
5.2 eV
6.2 eV
4.5eV
4.2 eV
3.5 eV
5.1 eV
3.5 eV
m
-MT
D
A
T
A
4.9 eV
3.0 eV
Pentacene
7.0 eV
1.9 eV
CuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV
5.2 eV
6.2 eV
4.5eV
4.2 eV
3.5 eV
5.1 eV
3.5 eV
m
-MT
D
A
T
A
4.9 eV
3.0 eV
Pentacene
. 4-5
(ITO/m-MTDATA/CuPc: Pentacene (R%)/C60/BCP/Al)-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 46 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(20nm)/C60(50nm) 0.0069 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 2.27 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(20nm)/C60(50nm) JSC = 3.08 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.68 % % % % FF = 55.3 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-6 ITO/CuPc(20 nm)/C
60(50 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al
(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 60.8 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(25nm)/C60(40nm) 0.0057 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 2.94 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(25 nm)/C60(40nm) JSC = 3.73 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.88 % % % % FF = 59.2 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-7 ITO/CuPc(25 nm)/C
60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al
(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 33.9 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(30nm)/C60(40nm) 0.0559 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 3.34 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(30nm)/C60(40nm) JSC = 3.96 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 1.00 % % % % FF = 63.1 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-8 ITO/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al
(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 66.6 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(35nm)/C60(40nm) 0.0135 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 3.10 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(35nm)/C60(40nm) JSC = 4.03 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.93 % % % % FF = 57.6 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-9 ITO/CuPc(35 nm)/C
60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al
(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 88.8 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(30nm)/C60(30nm) 0.0134 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 1.96 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(30nm)/C60(30nm) JSC = 2.63 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.59 % % % % FF = 55.9 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-10 ITO/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(30 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al
(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 78.6 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(30nm)/C60(50nm) 0.0102 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 2.54 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V CuPc(30nm)/C60(50nm) JSC = 3.39 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.76 % % % % FF = 57.1 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-11 ITO/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(50 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al
(100nm)
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 A b s o rb a n c e ( a .u .) Wavelength (nm) m-MTDATA MeO-TPD Ir(ppz)3
. 4-12
Glass
ITO 145nm
m-MTDATA (A nm)
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
Glass
ITO 145nm
m-MTDATA (A nm)
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
7.0 eV 1.9 eVCuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV 5.2 eV 6.2 eV 4.5eV 4.2 eV 3.5 eV 5.1 eV 3.5eVm
-M
T
D
A
T
A
7.0 eV 1.9 eVCuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV 5.2 eV 6.2 eV 4.5eV 4.2 eV 3.5 eV 5.1 eV 3.5eVm
-M
T
D
A
T
A
. 4-13
(ITO/m-MTDATA/CuPc/C
60/BCP/Al)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7.1 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V m-MTDATA(7.5nm) 0.0126 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 2.50 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.2 V VOC = 0.5V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V m-MTDATA(7.5nm) JSC = 4.00 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.50 % % % % FF = 25.0 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-14 ITO/m-MTDATA(7.5 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(40
nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 67.8 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V m-MTDATA(4nm) 0.0262 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 5.21 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.5V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V m-MTDATA(4nm) JSC = 7.26 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 1.56 % % % % FF = 43.1 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-15 ITO/m-MTDATA(4 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(40
nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
Glass
ITO 145 nm
MeO-TPD (B nm)
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
Glass
ITO 145 nm
MeO-TPD (B nm)
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
7.0 eV 1.9 eVCuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV 5.2 eV 6.2 eV 4.5eV 4.2 eV 3.5 eV 5.1 eV 3.5eVM
eO
-T
P
D
7.0 eV 1.9 eVCuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV 5.2 eV 6.2 eV 4.5eV 4.2 eV 3.5 eV 5.1 eV 3.5eVM
eO
-T
P
D
. 4-16
(ITO/MeO-TPD/CuPc/C
60/BCP/Al)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 12.8 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V MeO-TPD(7.5nm) 0.0040 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 2.66 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.2 V VOC = 0.5V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V MeO-TPD(7.5nm) JSC = 4.10 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.53 % % % % FF = 25.9 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-17 ITO/MeO-TPD(7.5 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(40
nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 77.8 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V MeO-TPD(3nm) 0.0053 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 3.75 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V MeO-TPD(3nm) JSC = 4.61 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 1.12 % % % % FF = 60.1 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-18 ITO/MeO-TPD(3 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(40
nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
Glass
ITO 145 nm
Ir(ppz)
3(C nm)
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
Glass
ITO 145 nm
Ir(ppz)
3(C nm)
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
7.0 eV 1.6 eVCuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV 5.2 eV 6.2 eV 4.5eV 4.2 eV 3.5 eV 5.0 eV 3.5eVIr
(
p
p
z
)
3 7.0 eV 1.6 eVCuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV 5.2 eV 6.2 eV 4.5eV 4.2 eV 3.5 eV 5.0 eV 3.5eVIr
(
p
p
z
)
3. 4-19
(ITO/Ir(ppz)
3/CuPc/C
60/BCP
/Al)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 82.4 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Ir(ppz)3(7.5nm) 0.0052 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 1.84 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Ir(ppz) 3(7.5nm) JSC = 2.52 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.55 % % % % FF = 54.9 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-20 ITO/Ir(ppz)
3(7.5 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(40
nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 81.9 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Ir(ppz)3(0.5nm) 0.0048 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 3.04 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Ir(ppz)3(0.5nm) JSC = 3.81 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 0.91 % % % % FF = 59.8 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-21 ITO/Ir(ppz)
3(0.5 nm)/CuPc(30 nm)/C
60(40
nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
. 4-22
m-MTDATA (7.5 nm)Glass
ITO 145nm
m-MTDATA (4 nm)
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
Glass
ITO 145nm
m-MTDATA (4 nm)
CuPc
C
60BCP 10 nm
Al 100 nm
7.0 eV
1.9 eV
CuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV
5.2 eV
6.2 eV
4.5eV
4.2 eV
3.5 eV
5.1 eV
3.5 eV
m
-M
T
D
A
T
A
4.9 eV
3.0 eV
Pentacene
7.0 eV
1.9 eV
CuPc
C
60B
C
P
ITO
Al
5.0 eV
5.2 eV
6.2 eV
4.5eV
4.2 eV
3.5 eV
5.1 eV
3.5 eV
m
-M
T
D
A
T
A
4.9 eV
3.0 eV
Pentacene
. 4-25 ITO/m-MTDATA(4 nm)/CuPc:(R%)Pentacene (30
nm)/C
60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0 10 20 30 25.3 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Pentacene(3%) 0.0133 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 4.87 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.5V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Pentacene(3%) JSC = 6.26 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 1.46 % % % % FF = 46.6 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-26 ITO/m-MTDATA(4 nm)/ CuPc:(3%)Pentacene (30
nm)/C
60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0 10 20 30 40 32.2 mA/cm2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Pentacene(5%) 0.0125 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 5.72 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.5V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Pentacene(5%) JSC = 7.74 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 1.72 % % % % FF = 44.3 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2
. 4-27 ITO/m-MTDATA(4 nm)/CuPc:(5%)Pentacene (30
nm)/C
60(40 nm)/BCP(10 nm)/Al(100nm)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0 10 20 30 40 38.2 mA/cm 2 C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Pentacene(7%) 0.0089 mA/cm2
(a) J-V characteristic @ dark
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 JMAX = 4.38 mA/cm2 VMAX = 0.3 V VOC = 0.4V C u rr e n t D e n s it y ,m A /c m 2 Voltage,V Pentacene(7%) JSC = 6.66 mA/cm2 ηηηη = 1.31 % % % % FF = 49.3 % % % % (b) J-V characteristic @ 100 mW/cm2