Selective electron- or hole-transport enhancement in bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells with N- or B-doped carbon nanotubes

Adv Mater. 2011 Feb 1;23(5):629-33. doi: 10.1002/adma.201003296. Epub 2010 Nov 30.

Abstract

Doping improves performance. N- or B-doped carbon nanotubes (CNTs) uniformly dispersed in the active layer of P3HT/PCMB (poly (3-hexylthiophene/[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester) bulk-heterojunction solar cells selectively enhance electron or hole transport and eventually help carrier collection. Specifically, the incorporation of 1.0 wt% B-doped CNTs results in balanced electron and hole transport and accomplishes a power conversion efficiency improvement from 3.0% (without CNTs) to 4.1%.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Boron / chemistry*
  • Electric Power Supplies*
  • Electron Transport
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
  • Nitrogen / chemistry*
  • Organic Chemicals / chemistry*
  • Solar Energy*

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Nitrogen
  • Boron