Improved performance of colloidal quantum dot solar cells using high-electric-dipole self-assembled layers
- Authors
- Azmi, Randi; Nam, So Youn; Sinaga, Septy; Oh, Seung-Hwan; Ahn, Tae Kyu; Yoon, Sung Cheol; Jung, In Hwan; Jang, Sung-Yeon
- Issue Date
- Sep-2017
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Quantum dot solar cell; Electron accepting layer; Internal electric field; Self-assembled monolayer; Energy loss
- Citation
- NANO ENERGY, v.39, pp.355 - 362
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- Journal Title
- NANO ENERGY
- Volume
- 39
- Start Page
- 355
- End Page
- 362
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/18789
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.07.015
- ISSN
- 2211-2855
- Abstract
- High performance colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cells were developed by modifying ZnO electron accepting layers (EALs) using self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of highly polar molecules. A high molecular dipole moment of -10.07D was achieved by conjugating a strong electron donor, julolidine, to an electron acceptor, a cyanoacetic acid unit, through a thiophene moiety. The energetic properties of ZnO EALs were manipulated with respect to the dipole moment of the modifying molecules. The built-in potential (V-bi) and internal electric field (E-int) of CQD solar cells could thereby be tuned. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the SAM modified devices was improved from 3.7% to 12.9% relative to the unmodified devices as a function of molecular dipole moments (from -5.13D to -10.07D). All figures-of-merit of solar cells were improved simultaneously by SAM modification due to enhanced V-bi, E-int, and charge collection efficiency. The PCE of the highly polar molecule modified devices reached 10.89% with a V-OC of 0.689 V, whereas that of the unmodified devices was 9.65% with a V-OC of 0.659 V. Notably, the remarkably low energy loss of 0.433 eV is achieved in the SAM modified devices.
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