P3HT:PCBM, best seller in polymer photovoltaic research.

Dang, Minh Trung; Hirsch, Lionel; Wantz, Guillaume · Adv Mater · 2011

review · Level V

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Abstract

In the fi eld of polymer-based photovoltaic cells, poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)propyl-1-phenyl[6,6]C₆₁ (PCBM) are, to date, the most-studied active materials around the world for the bulk-heterojunction structure. Various power-conversion effi ciencies are reported up to approximately 5%. This Research News article is focused on a survey of the tremendous literature published between 2002 and 2010 that exhibits solar cells based on blends of P3HT and PCBM.

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