A fullerene-based organic exciton blocking layer with high electron conductivity.

Bartynski, Andrew N; Trinh, Cong; Panda, Anurag; Bergemann, Kevin; Lassiter, Brian E; Zimmerman, Jeramy D; Forrest, Stephen R; Thompson, Mark E · Nano Lett · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We demonstrate the concentration dependence of C60 absorption in solid solutions of C60 and bathocuprione (BCP), revealing a nonlinear decrease of the C60 charge transfer (CT) state absorption. These blends are utilized to study the photocurrent contribution of the CT in bilayer organic photovoltaics (OPVs); 1:1 blends produce 40% less photocurrent. As exciton blocking electron transporting layers, the blends achieve power conversion efficiencies of 5.3%, an increase of 10% compared to conventional buffers.