Control of Photocurrent Generation in Polymer/ZnO Nanorod Solar Cells by Using a Solution-Processed TiO2 Overlayer

We report herein the fabrication of hybrid conjugated polymer/ZnO photovoltaic devices using ZnO nanorod structures prepared by electrodeposition and study the effect of introducing a second metal oxide overlayer using a TiCl4 post-treatment. We use transient absorption spectroscopy, scanning electr...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of physical chemistry letters 2010-02, Vol.1 (4), p.708-713
Hauptverfasser: Atienzar, Pedro, Ishwara, Thilini, Illy, Benoit N, Ryan, Mary P, O’Regan, Brian C, Durrant, James R, Nelson, Jenny
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Zusammenfassung:We report herein the fabrication of hybrid conjugated polymer/ZnO photovoltaic devices using ZnO nanorod structures prepared by electrodeposition and study the effect of introducing a second metal oxide overlayer using a TiCl4 post-treatment. We use transient absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and photovoltaic device measurements to study the microstructure and charge generation properties of the hybrid films and the performance of the resulting devices. We show how the ZnO nanostructure can be controlled via the nanorod growth conditions and demonstrate that photovoltaic device performance can be optimized by controlling the nanostructure in this way. Moreover, we show that a large increase in photocurrent generation can be achieved by coating the ZnO surface with a thin layer of titanium oxide by treating the ZnO nanostructure with a TiCl4 solution.
ISSN:1948-7185
1948-7185
DOI:10.1021/jz900356u