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Emphasizing the Operational Role of a Novel Graphene-Based Ink into High Performance Ternary Organic Solar Cells

Minas M. Stylianakis
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Dimitriοs M. Kosmidis
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Katerina Anagnostou
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Christos Polyzoidis
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Miron Krassas
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George Kenanakis
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George Viskadouros
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Nikolaos Kornilios
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Konstantinos Petridis
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Emmanuel Kymakis
Version 1 : Received: 27 November 2019 / Approved: 28 November 2019 / Online: 28 November 2019 (03:54:58 CET)

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Stylianakis, M.M.; Kosmidis, D.M.; Anagnostou, K.; Polyzoidis, C.; Krassas, M.; Kenanakis, G.; Viskadouros, G.; Kornilios, N.; Petridis, K.; Kymakis, E. Emphasizing the Operational Role of a Novel Graphene-Based Ink into High Performance Ternary Organic Solar Cells. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 89. Stylianakis, M.M.; Kosmidis, D.M.; Anagnostou, K.; Polyzoidis, C.; Krassas, M.; Kenanakis, G.; Viskadouros, G.; Kornilios, N.; Petridis, K.; Kymakis, E. Emphasizing the Operational Role of a Novel Graphene-Based Ink into High Performance Ternary Organic Solar Cells. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 89.

Abstract

A novel solution-processed graphene-based material was synthesized by treating graphene oxide (GO) with 2,5,7-trinitro-9-oxo-fluorenone-4-carboxylic acid (TNF-COOH) moieties, via simple synthetic routes. The yielded molecule N-[(carbamoyl-GO)ethyl]-N’-[(carbamoyl)-(2,5,7-trinitro-9-oxo-fluorene)] (GO-TNF) was thoroughly characterized and it was shown that it presents favorable highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels to function as a bridge component between the polymeric donor poly({4,8-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-2,6-diyl}{3-fluoro-2-[(2-ethylhexyl)carbonyl] thieno[3,4-b]thiophenediyl}) (PTB7) and the fullerene derivative acceptor [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric-acid-methylester (PC71BM). In this context, a GO-TNF based ink was prepared and directly incorporated within the binary photoactive layer, in different volume ratios (1-3% ratio to the blend), for the effective realization of inverted ternary organic solar cells (OSCs) of the structure ITO/PFN/PTB7:GO-TNF:PC71BM/MoO3/Al. The addition of 2% v/v GO-TNF ink led to a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.71% that was enhanced by ~13% as compared to the reference cell.

Keywords

ternary organic solar cells; graphene ink; functionalization; air-processed; cascade effect; charge transfer

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanotechnology

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