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All‐Solution‐Processed Metal‐Oxide‐Free Flexible Organic Solar Cells with Over 10% Efficiency
Author(s) -
Song Wei,
Fan Xi,
Xu Bingang,
Yan Feng,
Cui Huiqin,
Wei Qiang,
Peng Ruixiang,
Hong Ling,
Huang Jiaming,
Ge Ziyi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201800075
Subject(s) - materials science , pedot:pss , organic solar cell , fabrication , energy conversion efficiency , flexibility (engineering) , substrate (aquarium) , nanotechnology , electrode , oxide , work function , flexible display , optoelectronics , composite material , polymer , layer (electronics) , metallurgy , thin film transistor , medicine , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , oceanography , chemistry , pathology , geology
All‐solution‐processing at low temperatures is important and desirable for making printed photovoltaic devices and also offers the possibility of a safe and cost‐effective fabrication environment for the devices. Herein, an all‐solution‐processed flexible organic solar cell (OSC) using poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly‐(styrenesulfonate) electrodes is reported. The all‐solution‐processed flexible devices yield the highest power conversion efficiency of 10.12% with high fill factor of over 70%, which is the highest value for metal‐oxide‐free flexible OSCs reported so far. The enhanced performance is attributed to the newly developed gentle acid treatment at room temperature that enables a high‐performance PEDOT:PSS/plastic underlying substrate with a matched work function (≈4.91 eV), and the interface engineering that endows the devices with better interface contacts and improved hole mobility. Furthermore, the flexible devices exhibit an excellent mechanical flexibility, as indicated by a high retention (≈94%) of the initial efficiency after 1000 bending cycles. This work provides a simple route to fabricate high‐performance all‐solution‐processed flexible OSCs, which is important for the development of printing, blading, and roll‐to‐roll technologies.