• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2012

Flexible organic thin film solar cell device with Bulk Hetero-Junction (BHJ) structure was fabricated with blended conjugated polymer of PCDTBT : $PC_{71}BM$ as active layer. Surface of ITO anode for the organic solar cell device was treated with ozone. The organic solar cell device with bare ITO showed short circuit current density ($J_{sc}$) of $8.2mA/cm^2$, open-circuit voltage ($V_{oc}$) of 0.73V, fill factor (FF) of 0.36, and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.16%, respectively. The organic solar cell device with ozone treated ITO anode revealed distinctively improved performance parameters:$J_{sc}$ of $9.8mA/cm^2$, $V_{oc}$ of 0.82V, FF of 0.43, PCE(${\eta}$) of 3.42%.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2013

$PCDTBT:PC_{71}BM$과 $PTB7:PC_{71}BM$을 유기고분자 활성층 재료로 이용한 Bulk Hetero-Junction (BHJ) 구조의 유기박막태양전지를 플라스틱 기판 위에 각각 제작하여, 시간변화에 따른 단락전류밀도($J_{SC}$), 개방전압($V_{OC}$), 곡선인자(FF) 및 전력변환효율(PCE) 등 출력특성의 변화에 대해 고찰하였다. 유기박막태양전지의 출력특성 파라메터는 시간 경과에 따라 모두 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 특히 개방전압의 감소폭이 컸다. 이러한 개방전압 감소의 원인은 빛에 대한 장시간의 노출과 산소를 포함하는 수분과의 접촉에 의한 LUMO 준위와 HOMO 준위 차의 감소가 그 원인이라 생각되며, 그 메커니즘에 대해 고찰하였다. 또한 유기박막태양전지 소자의 직렬 및 병렬 저항 값은 감소하다가 다시 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이는 LUMO 준위와 HOMO 준위 차가 감소함에 의한 것과 공액 고분자 활성층 내부에서의 열적과정 손실에 기인하여 전극과 고분자의 계면에서의 접촉저항의 증가 때문이라고 생각된다. 유기박막태양전지의 전력변환효율은 초기에 급격한 감소를 보이다가 시간이 지날수록 감소폭이 차츰 둔화되어 한계치에 도달한 후, 포화되는 경향을 보였다. 이것이 유기박막태양전지가 실제 구동에서 발생시킬 수 있는 최소 출력특성값인 것으로 판단된다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.43-46
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• 2012

Organic solar cell devices were fabricated using poly[9-(1-octylnonyl)-9H-carbazole-2.7-diyl]-2.5-thiophenediyl-2.1.3-benzothiadiazole-4.7-diyl-2.5-thiophenediyl] PCDTBT/ [6,6]-phenyl $C_{71}$ butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) active layer deposited by spin coating. Moreover, the relationship between solar cell performance and buffer layer thickness was investigated by spin coating speed and AFM imaging of the buffer layer surface. The performance of the organic solar cell with spin-coated active layer was then evaluated, and the power conversion efficiency of the solar cell was determined to be > 5%.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.377-377
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• 2011

Organic solar cells (OSCs) with low cost have been studied to apply on flexible substrate by solution process in low temperature [1]. In previous researches, conventional organic solar cell was composed of metal oxide anode, buffer layer such as PEDOT:PSS, photoactive layer, and metal cathode with low work function. In this structure, indium tin oxide (ITO) and Al was generally used as metal oxide anode and metal cathode, respectively. However, they showed poor reliability, because PEDOT:PSS was sensitive to moisture and air, and the low work function metal cathode was easily oxidized to air, resulting in decreased efficiency in half per day [2]. Inverted organic solar cells (IOSCs) using high work function metal and buffer layer replacing the PEDOT:PSS have focused as a solution in conventional organic solar cell. On the contrary to conventional OSCs, ZnO and TiO2 are required to be used as a buffer layer, since the ITO in IOSC is used as cathode to collect electrons and block holes. The ZnO is expected to be excellent electron transport layer (ETL), because the ZnO has the advantages of high electron mobility, stability in air, easy fabrication at room temperature, and UV absorption. In this study, the IOSCs based on poly [N-900-hepta-decanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(40,70-di-2-thienyl-20,10,30-benzothiadiazole)] (PCDTBT) : [6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester (PC70BM) were fabricated with the ZnO electron-transport layer and MoO3 hole-transport layer. Thickness of the ZnO for electron-transport layer was controlled by rotation speed in spin-coating. The PCDTBT and PC70BM were mixed with a ratio of 1:2 as an active layer. As a result, the highest efficiency of 2.53% was achieved.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.73.2-73.2
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• 2010

Polymer solar cells (PSCs) have attracted considerable academic and commercial interest because of their unique advantages, such as the facile manufacture of low cost, flexibility, lightweight, and solution processibility. Recently, high-performance polymer solar cells made from a mixture of poly(2,7-carbazole) derivatives, PCDTBT, and [6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester (PC70BM) have been reported, with maximum power conversion efficiency of 6.1%. In this work, we report new novel copolymers based on poly(2,7-carbazole) derivatives with a suite of electron-deficient moieties or electron-rich units. We systematically investigated the synthesis, thermal stability, as well as the optical and electrochemical properties of these polymers. Detailed synthetic scheme, optical, electrochemical, and photovoltaic properties of the copolymers will be presented.