A photovoltaic device based on a poly(phenyleneethynylene)/SWNT composite active layer
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Published on: March 2, 2021
Qian Liu1, Jie Mao, Zunfeng Liu
1Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Tianjin University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Institute of Material Physics, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China. Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Although research on the use of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as the acceptor in polymer photovoltaic cells is currently making great progress, their poor dispersion in a polymer matrix has greatly hindered the overall performance of the devices. Here a novel bulk heterojunction structure based on a poly(phenyleneethynylene)/SWNT composite was designed to improve the dispersion of SWNTs in the composite based on their structural similarity and strong interaction. Better dispersion and higher performance are achieved compared with a common control device based on a poly(3-octylthiophene)/SWNT composite layer.

