Thermo-cleavable fullerene materials as buffer layers for efficient polymer solar cells
作者:Shan Chen、Xiaoyan Du、Gang Ye、Jiamin Cao、Hao Sun、Zuo Xiao、Liming Ding
DOI:10.1039/c3ta11811h
日期:——
A new class of thermo-cleavable fullerenes, di-tert-butyl methano[60]fullerene-61,61-dicarboxylate (DBMD), bis(2-methylhexan-2-yl) methano[60]fullerene-61,61-dicarboxylate (BMHMD), and di-tert-butyl methano[60]fullerene-61,61-dicarboxylate bis-adducts (bis-DBMD), was facilely prepared through one-step Bingel reaction from C60. At high temperature, the tertiary alkyl ester groups of the three compounds undergo thermo-cleavage processes to produce insoluble methano[60]fullerene-61-carboxylic acids (MCAs). BMHMD and bis-DBMD were applied in inverted polymer solar cells as a cathode buffer layer. Heating BMHMD or bis-DBMD films on ZnO produced MCA1 and MCA2 interfacial layers, respectively. MCA-modified ZnO possesses a smoother and more hydrophobic surface, and shows excellent solvent-resistance. The MCA buffer layer dramatically improved the device performance by enhancing Jsc and FF of the solar cells. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) increased from 3.44% (control) to 3.79% (MCA1) and 4.10% (MCA2) for a P3HT/PC61BM solar cell, and from 6.95% (control) to 7.13% (MCA1) and 7.57% (MCA2) for a PBDTTT-C/PC71BM solar cell.
一类新的可热裂解富勒烯,即二叔丁基甲桥[60]富勒烯-61,61-二甲酸酯(DBMD)、双(2-甲基己烷-2-基)甲桥[60]富勒烯-61,61-二甲酸酯(BMHMD)以及二叔丁基甲桥[60]富勒烯-61,61-二甲酸酯双加合物(bis-adducts)、61-二羧酸盐 (BMHMD) 和甲桥[60]富勒烯-61,61-二羧酸二叔丁酯加合物 (bis-DBMD)。在高温下,这三种化合物的叔烷基酯基发生热裂解过程,生成不溶性的甲桥[60]富勒烯-61-羧酸(MCAs)。BMHMD 和双-DBMD 被用作倒置聚合物太阳能电池的阴极缓冲层。加热氧化锌上的 BMHMD 或双-DBMD 薄膜可分别产生 MCA1 和 MCA2 界面层。MCA 改性氧化锌的表面更光滑、更疏水,并显示出优异的耐溶剂性。MCA 缓冲层通过提高太阳能电池的 Jsc 和 FF 显著改善了器件性能。P3HT/PC61BM 太阳能电池的功率转换效率(PCE)从 3.44%(对照)提高到 3.79%(MCA1)和 4.10%(MCA2),PBDTTT-C/PC71BM 太阳能电池的功率转换效率(PCE)从 6.95%(对照)提高到 7.13%(MCA1)和 7.57%(MCA2)。