Small-molecule photovoltaics based on functionalized squaraine donor blends.

Xiao, Xin; Wei, Guodan; Wang, Siyi; Zimmerman, Jeramy D; Renshaw, Christopher K; Thompson, Mark E; Forrest, Stephen R · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Two squaraine (SQ) donor molecules with different absorption bands are blended together for better coverage of the solar spectrum. The blend SQ device shows a significant improvement compared with single SQ donor devices. By applying a solvent annealing process and a compound buffer layer, a power-conversion efficiency of 5.9 ± 0.3% is achieved under 1 sun illumination.

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