Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based polymer:fullerene nanoparticle films with thermally stable morphology for organic photovoltaic applications

Natalie P. Holmes; Ben Vaughan; Evan L. Williams; Renee Kroon; Mats Andersson; A.L. David Kilcoyne; Prashant  Sonar; Xiaojing Zhou; Paul Dastoor; Warwick Belcher

doi:10.1557/mrc.2017.3

Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based polymer:fullerene nanoparticle films with thermally stable morphology for organic photovoltaic applications

Natalie P. Holmes
, Ben Vaughan
, Evan L. Williams
, Renee Kroon
, Mats Andersson
, A.L. David Kilcoyne
, Prashant Sonar
, Xiaojing Zhou
, Paul Dastoor
, Warwick Belcher

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Polymer:fullerene nanoparticles (NPs) offer two key advantages over bulk heterojunction (BHJ) films for organic photovoltaics (OPVs), water-processability and potentially superior morphological control. Once an optimal active layer morphology is reached, maintaining this morphology at OPV operating temperatures is key to the lifetime of a device. Here we study the morphology of the PDPP-TNT (poly{3,6-dithiophene-2-yl-2,5-di(2-octyldodecyl)-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione-alt-naphthalene}):PC₇₁BM ([6,6]-phenyl C₇₁ butyric acid methyl ester) NP system and then compare the thermal stability of NP and BHJ films to the common poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT): phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PC₆₁BM) system. We find that material T _g plays a key role in the superior thermal stability of the PDPP-TNT:PC₇₁BM system; whereas for the P3HT:PC₆₁BM system, domain structure is critical.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-73
Number of pages	7
Journal	MRS Communications
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2017.3
Publication status	Published - Mar 2017
Externally published	Yes

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