Two-step brush-painted PEDOT:PSS electrodes for ITO-free organic solar cells

Seok-Soon Kim; Se-Phin Cho; Seok-In Na

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.62, 40-45, June, 2018

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2017.12.061 Export Citation

Two-step brush-painted PEDOT:PSS electrodes for ITO-free organic solar cells

Seok-Soon Kim^†, Se-Phin Cho¹, and Seok-In Na¹

Department of Nano & Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University, 290-2, Miryong-dong, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do 573-701, Republic of Korea
¹Department of Flexible and Printed Electronics, Jeonbuk National University, 664-14, Deokjin-dong, Deokjin-ku, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 561-756, Republic of Korea

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To demonstrate efficient and reliable indium thin oxide (ITO)-free organic solar cells (OSCs), we fabricated highly conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) electrodes by two-step brush-painting of PEDOT:PSS and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). While one-step brush-painted electrodes with PEDOT:PSS and DMSO mixed solution showed large deviation in morphology and efficiency, uniform and highly conductive PEDOT:PSS electrodes were obtained by successive brush-painting of PEDOT:PSS and DMSO, respectively. ITO-free OSC exhibiting power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.74% was successfully demonstrated by optimized successive brushpainting.

Keywords:ITO-free;Organic solar cells;PEDOT:PSS electrodes;Two-step;Brush-painting

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[Referenced By]

[1] Krebs FC, Espinosa N, Hosel M, Sondergaard RR, Jorgensen M, Adv. Mater., 26(1), 29 (2014)

[2] Zhao J, Li Y, Yang G, Jiang K, Lin H, Ade H, Ma W, Yan H, Nat. Energy, 1, 15027 (2016)

[3] Ye L, Xiong Y, Li S, Ghasemi M, Balar N, Turner J, Gadisa A, Hou J, O’Connor BT, Ade H, Adv. Funct. Mater., 27, 170201 (2017)

[4] Vogelbaum HS, Sauve G, Synth. Met., 223, 101 (2017)

[5] Cho YJ, Lee JY, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 33, 366 (2016)

[6] Søndergaard R, Høsel M, Angmo D, Larsen-Olsen T, Krebs FC, Mater. Today., 15, 36 (2012)

[7] Guo F, Zhu X, Forberich K, Krantz J, Stubhan T, Salinas M, Halik M, Spallek S, Butz B, Spiecker E, Ameri T, Li N, Kubis P, Guldi DM, Matt GJ, Brabec CJ, Adv. Energy Mater., 3, 1062 (2013)

[8] Kang YJ, Kim DG, Kim JK, Jin WY, Kang JW, Org. Electron., 15, 2173 (2014)

[9] Kim SH, Noh YJ, Kwon SN, Kim BN, Lee BC, Yang SY, Jung CH, Na SI, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 26, 210 (2015)

[10] Basarir F, Irani FS, Kosemen A, Camic BT, Oytun F, Tunaboylu B, Shin HJ, Nam KY, Choi H, Mater. Today Chem., 3, 60 (2017)

[11] Seo KW, Noh YJ, Na SI, Kim HK, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 155, 51 (2016)

[12] Jo HN, Park SM, Yeo JS, Son SY, Na SI, Lee S, Lee MH, Joh HI, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 45, 11 (2017)

[13] Salvatierra RV, Cava CE, Roman LS, Zarbin AJG, Adv. Funct. Mater., 23(12), 1490 (2013)

[14] Zhang FL, Johansson M, Andersson MR, Hummelen JC, Inganas O, Adv. Mater., 14(9), 662 (2002)

[15] Dang XD, Dante M, Nguyen TQ, Appl. Phys. Lett., 93, 241911 (2008)

[16] Yeo JS, Yun JM, Kim DY, Kim SS, Na SI, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 114, 104 (2013)

[17] Griffin J, Ryan AJ, Lidzey DG, Org. Electron., 41, 245 (2017)

[18] Do H, Reinhard M, Vogeler H, Puetz A, Klein MFG, Schabel W, Colsmann A, Lemmer U, Thin Solid Films, 517(20), 5900 (2009)

[19] Kim SS, Na SI, Jo J, Tae G, Kim DY, Adv. Mater., 19(24), 4410 (2007)

[20] Cho SP, Yeo JS, Kim DY, Na SI, Kim SS, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 132, 196 (2015)

[21] Lee JW, Na SI, Kim SS, J. Power Sources, 339, 33 (2017)

[22] Kang SB, Noh YJ, Na SI, Kim HK, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 122, 152 (2014)