Optimising Non-Patterned MoO<sub>3</sub>/Ag/MoO<sub>3</sub> Anode for High-Performance Semi-Transparent Organic Solar Cells towards Window Applications

Semi-transparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) have attracted significant research attention, as they have strong potential to be applied in automobiles and buildings. For ST-OSCs, the transparent top electrode is an indispensable component, where the dielectric/metal/dielectric (D/M/D) structured e...

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Main Authors: Lichun Chang, Leiping Duan, Ming Sheng, Jun Yuan, Haimang Yi, Yingping Zou, Ashraf Uddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/9/1759
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Summary:Semi-transparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) have attracted significant research attention, as they have strong potential to be applied in automobiles and buildings. For ST-OSCs, the transparent top electrode is an indispensable component, where the dielectric/metal/dielectric (D/M/D) structured electrode displayed a promising future due to its simplicity in the fabrication. In this work, by using the MoO<sub>3</sub>-/Ag-/MoO<sub>3</sub>-based D/M/D transparent electrode, we fabricated ST-OSCs based on the PM6:N3 active layer for the first time. In the device fabrication, the D/M/D transparent electrode was optimised by varying the thickness of the outer MoO<sub>3</sub> layer. As a result, we found that increasing the thickness of the outer MoO<sub>3</sub> layer can increase the average visible transmittance (AVT) but decrease the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the device. The outer MoO<sub>3</sub> layer with a 10 nm thickness was found as the optimum case, where its corresponding device showed the PCE of 9.18% with a high AVT of 28.94%. Moreover, the colour perception of fabricated ST-OSCs was investigated. All semi-transparent devices exhibited a neutral colour perception with a high colour rendering index (CRI) over 90, showing great potential for the window application.
ISSN:2079-4991