Enhanced Performance and Air Stability of 3.2% Hybrid Solar Cells: How the Functional Polymer and CdTe Nanostructure Boost the Solar Cell Efficiency
- 18 October 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 23 (45), 5451-5455
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201102775
Abstract
A record high PCE of up to 3.2% demonstrates that the efficiency of hybrid solar cells (HSCs) can be boosted by utilizing a unique mono‐aniline end group of PSBTBT‐NH2 as a strong anchor to attach to CdTe nanocrystal surfaces and by simultaneously exploiting benzene–1,3‐dithiol solvent–vapor annealing to improve the charge separation at the donor/acceptor interface, which leads to efficient charge transportation in the HSCs.Keywords
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