μSR Study of Charge Carrier Motion in Active Layer P3HT:ZnO:PCBM Hybrid Solar Cells

Lusi Safriani; Risdiana Risdiana; Ayi Bahtiar; Annisa Aprilia; I. Kawasaki; Isao Watanabe

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.827.131

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μSR Study of Charge Carrier Motion in Active Layer P3HT:ZnO:PCBM Hybrid Solar Cells

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The so-called hybrid (organic-inorganic) solar cell has been developed due to the combining advantage between organic material such as Poly(3-hexylthiohene)/P3HT and inorganic material such as zinc oxide (ZnO). By adding fullerene derivative (6,6-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester/PCBM) to the hybrid solar cell, the performance of solar cell is predicted to be increased. We have studied the charge carrier motion in blend of P3HT:ZnO:PCBM using LF-μSR with and without light irradiation to clarify the charge carrier motion in bulk ternary system of hybrid material. We found that charge carrier motion in P3HT:ZnO:PCBM changes from intra-chain to inter-chain diffusion. One-dimensional intra-chain diffusion is observed in the sample at low temperature below 15 K, while three-dimensional inter-chain is observed at high temperature above 25 K.

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Lusi Safriani*, Risdiana Risdiana, Ayi Bahtiar, Annisa Aprilia, I. Kawasaki, Isao Watanabe

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