1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride as transparent electron transport material in organic p-i-n solar cells

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The transparent electron transport material NTCDA (1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride) was examined in order to find a suitable substitute for C₆₀ which is today often used in small molecular organic solar cells as transport layer. Due to its wide band gap, NTCDA does not absorb in the visible range and is furthermore exciton blocking. By doping with AOB (acridine orange base), its conductivity was raised to about 1 · 10⁻⁴S/cm. It can therefore simultaneously be used as electron transport material and optical spacer in p-i-n type solar cells, leading to power conversion efficiencies of up to 2.83%. Additionally, an investigation of the surface morphology using AFM was performed.

Authors: Falkenberg, C; Uhrich, C; Maennig, B; Riede, M; Leo, K

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
• Host title: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
• Volume: 6999
• Publication date: 2008-01-01
• DOI: 10.1117/12.782340
• ISSN: 0277-786X
• ISBN: 9780819471970
• Language: English
• Keywords: electron transport layer; NTCDA; n-type doping; organic solar cell