Fabrication of flexible indium tin oxide-free polymer solar cells with silver nanowire transparent electrode

Flexible indium tin oxide (ITO)-free poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PC61BM) solar cells with a spin-coated silver nanowire transparent electrode are demonstrated. The solution-processed silver nanowire thin film not only exhibits high transmission (∼87%), but...

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Published in:Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2018-03, Vol.57 (3S1), p.3
Main Authors: Lin, Ming-Yi, Chen, Tsun-Jui, Xu, Wei-Feng, Hsiao, Li-Jen, Budiawan, Widhya, Tu, Wei-Chen, Chen, Shih-Lun, Chu, Chih-Wei, Wei, Pei-Kuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Butyric acid
Coated electrodes
Energy conversion efficiency
Indium tin oxides
Nanowires
Photovoltaic cells
Solar cells
Spin coating
Tin oxides
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Summary:Flexible indium tin oxide (ITO)-free poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PC61BM) solar cells with a spin-coated silver nanowire transparent electrode are demonstrated. The solution-processed silver nanowire thin film not only exhibits high transmission (∼87%), but also shows low sheet resistance Rs (∼25 Ω/sq). For solar cells with a conventional structure, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of devices based on silver nanowires can reach around 2.29%. For the inverted structure, the PCE of devices can reach 3.39%. Conventional and inverted flexible ITO-based P3HT:PC61BM solar cells are also fabricated as a reference for comparison. For both types of solar cells, the PCE of ITO-free devices is very close that of an ITO-based polymer solar cell.
ISSN:0021-4922
1347-4065
DOI:10.7567/JJAP.57.03DD01