- Title
- Optimization, characterization and upscaling of aqueous solar nanoparticle inks for organic photovoltaics using low-cost donor: acceptor blend
- Creator
- Almyahi, Furqan; Andersen, Thomas R.; Cooling, Nathan; Holmes, Natalie P.; Fahy, Adam; Barr, Matthew G.; Kilcoyne, David; Belcher, Warwick; Dastoor, Paul C.
- Relation
- Organic Electronics Vol. 52, p. 71-78
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2017.10.008
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- We present the optimization and upscaling of water-based nanoparticle inks based on a novel donor-acceptor pair consisting of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and a newly developed indene-C₆₀ multiadducts (ICxA) that is comprised of indene-C₆₀ monoadduct (ICMA), indene-C₆₀ bisadduct (ICBA), and indene-C₆₀ trisadduct (ICTA). This material system has been used as a case study to explore the transition from OPV materials optimised for small-scale spin-coating to those optimised for large-scale printing. In particular, we have explored the effects of transitioning from a small-scale BHJ ink formulated from a high-cost acceptor to a large-scale NP ink formulated from a low-cost fullerene mixture. We show that it is possible to use a low-cost acceptor and to formulate the inks at scale with no loss in device performance.
- Subject
- nanoparticles; organic photovoltaic; core-shell morphology; mini-emulsion; low-cost acceptor
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1417032
- Identifier
- uon:37152
- Identifier
- ISSN:1566-1199
- Language
- eng
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