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Water Based Inkjet Material Deposition of Donor-Acceptor Nanocomposites for Usage in Organic Photovoltaics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2015

Anirudh R. Penmetcha ,
Chenyu Zheng  and
Christopher J. Collison
Anirudh R. Penmetcha
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY 14623
Chenyu Zheng
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY 14623
Christopher J. Collison
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY 14623 Nanopower Research Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY 14623 Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY 14623
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Abstract

P3HT: PCBM nanoparticle based inks were fabricated using the miniemulsion technique [1]. The nanoparticles were characterized for their size using a quasi-elastic light scattering technique. The average diameter of P3HT:PCBM nanoparticles was found to be 52nm. The blending of the P3HT and the PCBM was tested using UV-Vis absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy – it was found that the blend ratio of the nanoparticle can be controlled by varying the individual concentrations of the P3HT and PCBM in chloroform ("the oil phase") of the miniemulsions. Finally the P3HT:PCBM nanoparticle inks were inkjet printed onto PEDOT:PSS coated ITO substrates to form the active layer of the organic photovoltaic cell. Aluminum cathodes were evaporated onto the printed nanoparticle active layer film to form functioning OPVs. The best power conversion efficiency for one of these devices was 0.07%.

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ink-jet printingorganicphotovoltaic
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1761: Symposium ZZ – Hierarchical, High-Rate, Hybrid and Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing , 2015 , mrsf14-1761-zz06-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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