Nanoimprinted Polymer Solar Cell
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- 作者：Yi Yang ; Kamil Mielczarek ; Mukti Aryal ; Anvar Zakhidov ; Walter Hu
- 刊名：ACS Nano
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：April 24, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：6
- 期：4
- 页码：2877-2892
- 全文大小：857K
- 年卷期：v.6,no.4(April 24, 2012)
- ISSN：1936-086X
文摘
Among the various organic photovoltaic devices, the conjugated polymer/fullerene approach has drawn the most research interest. The performance of these types of solar cells is greatly determined by the nanoscale morphology of the two components (donor/acceptor) and the molecular orientation/crystallinity in the photoactive layer. A vertically bicontinuous and interdigitized heterojunction between donor and acceptor has been regarded as one of the ideal structures to enable both efficient charge separation and transport. Synergistic control of polymer orientation in the nanostructured heterojunction is also critical to improve the performance of polymer solar cells. Nanoimprint lithography has emerged as a new approach to simultaneously control both the heterojunction morphology and polymer chains in organic photovoltaics. Currently, in the area of nanoimprinted polymer solar cells, much progress has been achieved in the fabrication of nanostructured morphology, control of molecular orientation/crystallinity, deposition of acceptor materials, patterned electrodes, understanding of structure鈥損roperty correlations, and device performance. This review article summarizes the recent studies on nanoimprinted polymer solar cells and discusses the outstanding challenges and opportunities for future work.