Effect of sheet resistance of Ag-nanowire-based electrodes on cell-performances of ITO-free organic solar cells

Authors
Noh, Yong-JinKim, Seok-SoonKim, Tae-WookNa, Seok-In
Issue Date
2013-12
Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Citation
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v.28, no.12
Abstract
This study examined the effects of a sheet resistance of silver nanowire (AgNW)-based electrode on the cell-performances in indium tin oxide (ITO)-free organic solar cells (OSCs) fabricated with AgNWs and highly conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) bilayer electrodes (AgNWs/hcPEDOT). The transmittance and sheet resistance (R-sh) of AgNWs/hcPEDOT electrodes were controlled by varying the spin-coating cycle of AgNW films. Variations in cell-performances including the power conversion efficiency (PCE), the short-circuit current density (J(sc)), and the fill factor (FF) that resulted from varying the R-sh of AgNW-based films were systematically studied. With reducing R-sh of transparent electrodes, the FF and the series resistance were continuously improved, but the OSC with the highest FF showed a low J(sc) value due to the decrease in transmittance with increasing AgNW density. As a result, an optimum OSC showed a PCE of 2.699%, which is a slightly low PCE value compared with ITO-based OSCs. These results indicate that the cell-performance of OSCs is highly dependent on R-sh of the AgNW-based electrode and that a trade-off between R-sh and transmittance of transparent electrodes should also be considered to perfectly replace the conventional ITO and to achieve higher device-efficiency.
Keywords
NETWORK ELECTRODES; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES; EFFICIENT; POLYMER; CONDUCTIVITY; NETWORK ELECTRODES; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES; EFFICIENT; POLYMER; CONDUCTIVITY
ISSN
0268-1242
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/127391
DOI
10.1088/0268-1242/28/12/125008
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