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Customized Energy Down-Shift Using Iridium Complexes for Enhanced Performance of Polymer Solar Cells

Kim, Hyun-Tak
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Seo, Ji Hoon
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Ahn, Jeong Hyuk
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2016
Acs Energy Letters

The spectral absorption range of polymer solar cells can be efficiently increased by molecular compatibility and energy level control in the energy transfer system. However, there has been limited research on energy transfer materials for both amorphous and highly crystalline polymer active materials. For the first time, we developed customized iridium (Ir(III) complexes that are incorporated into the active materials, poly[[4,8-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene-2,6-diyl][3-fluoro-2-[(2-ethylhexy)carbonyl]thieno[3,4-b]thiophenediyl]] (PTB7, amorphous) or poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT, high crystalline) as energy donor additives. The Ir(III) complex with the 2-phenyl quinolone ligand increased the power conversion efficiency of the corresponding devices by approximately 20%. The enhancements are attributed to the improved molecular compatibility and energy level matching between the Ir(III) complex and the active material, long Forster resonance energy transfer radius, and high energy down-shift efficiency. Overall, we reveal Ir(III) complex additives for amorphous and highly crystalline polymer active materials. These additives would enable efficient energy transfer in polymer solar cells while retaining the desirable active layer morphology, thereby improving the light absorption and conversion.

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DOI
10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00518
Web of Science ID

WOS:000390085700016

Author(s)
Kim, Hyun-Tak
Seo, Ji Hoon
Ahn, Jeong Hyuk
Baek, Myung-Jin
Um, Han-Don
Lee, Sojeong
Roh, Deok-Ho
Yum, Jun-Ho  
Shin, Tae Joo
Seo, Kwanyong
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Date Issued

2016

Publisher

Amer Chemical Soc

Published in
Acs Energy Letters
Volume

1

Issue

5

Start page

991

End page

999

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

OTHER

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LIMNO  
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January 24, 2017
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