Anode buffer for organic devices composed of gold nanoparticles prepared by arc plasma deposition

Dan Wang, Noriaki Yukitake, Katsuhiko Fujita

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Abstract

Gold nanoparticles with mean size of 1 nm were placed on an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode by arc plasma gun. The hole injection at ITO/organic semiconductor was significantly enhanced. Though the hole current was unstable upon the voltage scan, it can be substantially stabilized by the insertion of hyper-branched polystyrene thin layer between ITO and nanoparticles. The work function of ITO electrode was also increased. The ITO/HPS/gold nanoparticles structure was applied to the anode of an organic solar cell (OSC) with a bulk heterojunction active layer. The power conversion efficiency was significantly higher than that of OSC without anode buffer layer and almost comparable to that with a representative buffer material.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Materials Science and Technology - ICAMST 2013
PublisherTrans Tech Publications
Pages451-454
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783038350316
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event2013 International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology, ICAMST 2013 - Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Duration: Sept 17 2013Sept 18 2013

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume896
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Other

Other2013 International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology, ICAMST 2013
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityYogyakarta
Period9/17/139/18/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)

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