Scientific Journal of Frontier Chemical Development

March 2013, Volume 3, Issue 1, PP.1-6

The Gradient-layered Structure of the Polymer

Photovoltaic Films
Dashan Qin#, Guifang Li, Wei Quan, Lei Chen, Jinsuo Liu
Institute of polymer science and engineering, School of chemical engineering, Hebei University of technology, Tianjin, China
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Email: qindashan@yahoo.com.cn

Abstract
Organic polymer photovoltaic cells are becoming an extremely active research area to meet the urgent need for clean and
renewable energy managements due to their potential applications as flexible, low cost and solution processable energy sources.
Because of the characteristics of the bulk heterojunction (BHJ) and the disadvantages of traditional structure, makes the gradientlayered polymer: fullerene blend films has become a trend. Through controlling solvent evaporation time (natural layer) and
adding a certain volume BCP (induced layer), P3HT: PCBM blend films with gradient-layered structure are achieved. Compared to
the traditional bulk heterojunction P3HT: PCBM blend lm, it can offer nearly the same power conversion efciency of solar cell.
Two methods simplify solar cells technology, and play a positive role in the industrialization of polymer solar cells.
Keywords: Bulk Heterojunction; Gradient-layered Blend Films; Organic Polymer Solar Cells

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BCP P3HT:PCBM
P3HT:PCBM

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PCE

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10-20 nm
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Blom [15]

Germack [16] P3HT:PCBM 3-[6,6]--C61-BHJ

P3HTPEDOT:PSS PCBMHTL
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BHJ

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BHJ BHJ
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P3HT:PCBM P3HT PCBM
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P3HT:PCBM P3HT
P3HT

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PCE ISC 1 1 SET=112s SET=346s
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1 Isc/PCE

2 SEM SET=112s
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PCBM P3HT:PCBM
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