Flexible ITO-free organic solar cells applying aqueous solution-processed V2O5 hole transport layer: An outdoor stability study

F. Anderson S. Lima; Michail J. Beliatis; Bérenger Roth; Thomas R. Andersen; Andressa Bortoti; Yegraf Reyna; Eryza Castro; Igor F. Vasconcelos; Suren A. Gevorgyan; Frederik C. Krebs; Mónica Lira-Cantu

doi:10.1063/1.4942638

APL Materials (Feb 2016)

Flexible ITO-free organic solar cells applying aqueous solution-processed V2O5 hole transport layer: An outdoor stability study

F. Anderson S. Lima,
Michail J. Beliatis,
Bérenger Roth,
Thomas R. Andersen,
Andressa Bortoti,
Yegraf Reyna,
Eryza Castro,
Igor F. Vasconcelos,
Suren A. Gevorgyan,
Frederik C. Krebs,
Mónica Lira-Cantu

Affiliations

F. Anderson S. Lima: Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici - Bloco 729, Fortaleza, CE 60440-554, Brazil
Michail J. Beliatis: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Bérenger Roth: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Thomas R. Andersen: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Andressa Bortoti: Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Yegraf Reyna: Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Eryza Castro: Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste – UNICENTRO, Campus CEDETEG, Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
Igor F. Vasconcelos: Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici - Bloco 729, Fortaleza, CE 60440-554, Brazil
Suren A. Gevorgyan: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Frederik C. Krebs: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Mónica Lira-Cantu: Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4942638
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 026104 – 026104-7

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Solution processable semiconductor oxides have opened a new paradigm for the enhancement of the lifetime of thin film solar cells. Their fabrication by low-cost and environmentally friendly solution-processable methods makes them ideal barrier (hole and electron) transport layers. In this work, we fabricate flexible ITO-free organic solar cells (OPV) by printing methods applying an aqueous solution-processed V2O5 as the hole transport layer (HTL) and compared them to devices applying PEDOT:PSS. The transparent conducting electrode was PET/Ag/PEDOT/ZnO, and the OPV configuration was PET/Ag/PEDOT/ZnO/P3HT:PC60BM/HTL/Ag. Outdoor stability analyses carried out for more than 900 h revealed higher stability for devices fabricated with the aqueous solution-processed V2O5.

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ISSN: 2166-532X (Online)
Publisher: AIP Publishing LLC
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology; Science: Physics
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