Mo(SxOy) thin films deposited by electrochemistry for application in organic photovoltaic cells

In this study, Mo(SxOy) thin films were deposited onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) using pulsed electrochemical deposition method. It is shown by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy that after water cleaning the deposited Mo(SxOy) film...

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Published in:Materials chemistry and physics 2017-11, Vol.201, p.331-338
Main Authors: Martinez-Rojas, F., Hssein, M., El Jouad, Z., Armijo, F., Cattin, L., Louarn, G., Stephant, N., del Valle, M.A., Addou, M., Soto, J.P., Bernède, J.C.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Annealing
Anodes
Chemical compounds
Cleaning
Condensed Matter
Electrochemistry
Electron microscopy
Energy conversion efficiency
Fluorine
Hybrid anode buffer layer
Materials Science
Molybdenum disulfide
Molybdenum trioxide
Organic photovoltaic cell
Photovoltaic cells
Physics
Planar heterojunction
Scanning electron microscopy
Solar cells
Thin films
Tin oxide anode
Transition metal dichalcogenides
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Summary:In this study, Mo(SxOy) thin films were deposited onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) using pulsed electrochemical deposition method. It is shown by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy that after water cleaning the deposited Mo(SxOy) film corresponds to a hybrid layer MoSx:MoO3. This hybrid is used as anode buffer layer (ABL) in planar organic photovoltaic cells (OPVCs) based on the couple copper-phthalocyanine/fullerene. It is shown that it is necessary to proceed to a soft annealing-5 min at 150 °C- of the anode FTO/Mo(SxOy) to clean the ABL surface in order to obtain efficient contact with the organic material. The OPVC with the optimum Mo(SxOy) thickness, 12 nm, showed a power conversion efficiency, PCE = 1.41% under an illumination of AM1.5, which is 12% higher than that achieved with a simple MoO3 ABL. This improvement is attributed to the fact that using a hybrid MoS2:MoO3 ABL allows to combine the advantages of its both constituents. The MoSx blocks the electrons, while the high work function of MoO3 induces a high hole extraction efficiency at the interface electron donor/anode. •Electrochemical deposition of Mo(SxOy) Thin films.•Mo(SxOy) annealing in room air provides powerful hybrid MoSx:MoO3 thin film.•Anode buffer layer deposited by wet technique, optimized by soft annealing.•MoSx:MoO3 hybrid anode buffer layer improves organic photovoltaic cells efficiency.
ISSN:0254-0584
1879-3312
DOI:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2017.08.021