• 文献标题:   Incorporation of a Metal Oxide Interlayer using a Virus-Templated Assembly for Synthesis of Graphene-Electrode-Based Organic Photovoltaics
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEE YM, KIM W, KIM YH, KIM JK, JANG JR, CHOE WS, PARK JH, YOO PJ
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, holetransport layer, organic photovoltaic, template synthesi, viruse
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMSUSCHEM
  • ISSN:   1864-5631 EI 1864-564X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Sungkyunkwan Univ
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1002/cssc.201403487
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Transition metal oxide (TMO) thin films have been exploited as interlayers for charge extraction between electrodes and active layers in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices. Additionally, graphene-electrode-based OPVs have received considerable attention as a means to enhance device stability. However, the film deposition process of a TMO thin-film layer onto the graphene electrode is highly restricted owing to the hydrophobic nature of the graphene surface; thus, the preparation of the device should rely on a vacuum process that is incompatible with solution processing. In this study, we present a novel means for creating a thin tungsten oxide (WO3) interlayer on a graphene electrode by employing an engineered biotemplate of M13 viruses, whereby nondestructive functionalization of the graphene and uniform synthesis of a WO3 thin interlayer are concurrently achieved. As a result, the incorporated virus-templated WO3 interlayer exhibited solar-conversion efficiency that was 20% higher than that of conventional OPVs based on the use of a (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) interlayer. Notably, bilayer-structured OPVs with synergistically integrated WO3/PEDOT:PSS achieved >60% enhancement in device performance.