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The neglected influence of zinc oxide light‐soaking on stability measurements of inverted organic solar cells

Günther, Marcella ; Lotfi, Soroush ; Rivas, Sergio Sánchez ; Blätte, Dominic ; Hofmann, Jan P. ; Bein, Thomas ; Ameri, Tayebeh (2023)
The neglected influence of zinc oxide light‐soaking on stability measurements of inverted organic solar cells.
In: Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (13)
doi: 10.1002/adfm.202209768
Artikel, Bibliographie

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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Although zinc oxide (ZnO) is one of the most commonly used materials for electron transport layers in organic solar cells (OSCs), it also comes with disadvantages such as the so‐called light‐soaking issues, i.e., its need for exposure to UV light to reach its full potential in OSCs. Here, the impact of ZnO light‐soaking issues on stability measurements of OSCs is investigated. It is found that in the absence of UV light a reversible degradation occurs, which is independent of the used active layer material and accelerates at higher temperatures but can be undone with a short UV exposure. This reversible aging is attributed to the re‐adsorption of oxygen, which for manufacturing reasons is trapped at the interface of ZnO, even in an oxygen‐free environment. This oxygen can be removed with a UV pretreatment of the ZnO but at the expense of device efficiency and production that has to take place in an oxygen‐free environment. This study establishes that stability measurements of ZnO‐containing OSCs must be performed exclusively with a light source including a UV part since the usage of a simple white light source – as often reported in the literature – can lead to erroneous results.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2023
Autor(en): Günther, Marcella ; Lotfi, Soroush ; Rivas, Sergio Sánchez ; Blätte, Dominic ; Hofmann, Jan P. ; Bein, Thomas ; Ameri, Tayebeh
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: The neglected influence of zinc oxide light‐soaking on stability measurements of inverted organic solar cells
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2023
Ort: Darmstadt
Verlag: Wiley-VCH
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Advanced Functional Materials
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 33
(Heft-)Nummer: 13
Kollation: 10 Seiten
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202209768
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Although zinc oxide (ZnO) is one of the most commonly used materials for electron transport layers in organic solar cells (OSCs), it also comes with disadvantages such as the so‐called light‐soaking issues, i.e., its need for exposure to UV light to reach its full potential in OSCs. Here, the impact of ZnO light‐soaking issues on stability measurements of OSCs is investigated. It is found that in the absence of UV light a reversible degradation occurs, which is independent of the used active layer material and accelerates at higher temperatures but can be undone with a short UV exposure. This reversible aging is attributed to the re‐adsorption of oxygen, which for manufacturing reasons is trapped at the interface of ZnO, even in an oxygen‐free environment. This oxygen can be removed with a UV pretreatment of the ZnO but at the expense of device efficiency and production that has to take place in an oxygen‐free environment. This study establishes that stability measurements of ZnO‐containing OSCs must be performed exclusively with a light source including a UV part since the usage of a simple white light source – as often reported in the literature – can lead to erroneous results.

Freie Schlagworte: light‐soaking, organic solar cells, stability, zinc oxide
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 660 Technische Chemie
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft > Fachgebiet Oberflächenforschung
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