Publication detail

Diamond-based electrodes for organic photovoltaic devices

Alexander Kovalenko, Petr Ashcheulov, Antonio Guerrero, Patricie Heinrichová, Ladislav Fekete, Martin Vala, Martin Weiter, Irena Kratochvílová, and Germà Garcia Belmonte

Original Title

Diamond-based electrodes for organic photovoltaic devices

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The present paper demonstrates the possibility of replacing indium–tin oxide (ITO) with heavily boron-doped diamond (BDD). Plasma Enhanced Chemically Vapor Deposited BDDs layers of various thicknesses were prepared containing various boron concentrations in a gas phase. The dependence of the above-mentioned parameters on the optical and electrical properties of each BDD was studied in order to achieve optimal conditions for the effective application of diamond electrodes in organic electronics as a replacement for ITO. Bulk-heterojunction polymer–fullerene organic solar cells were fabricated to test the potency of BDD application in photovoltaic devices. The obtained results demonstrated the possibility of the aforementioned application. Even though the efficiency of BDD-based devices is lower compared to those using regular ITO-based architecture, the relevant issues were explained.

Keywords

Organic photovoltaics; Boron doped diamond; Chemical vapor deposition; Transparent electrodes

Authors

Alexander Kovalenko, Petr Ashcheulov, Antonio Guerrero, Patricie Heinrichová, Ladislav Fekete, Martin Vala, Martin Weiter, Irena Kratochvílová, and Germà Garcia Belmonte

RIV year

2015

Released

1. 3. 2015

Publisher

Elsevier

Location

NZ

ISBN

0927-0248

Periodical

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Year of study

2015

Number

134

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages from

73

Pages to

79

Pages count

7

URL

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927024814006229

BibTex

@article{BUT111078,
  author="Alexander {Kovalenko} and Martin {Vala} and Martin {Weiter} and Patricie {Heinrichová}",
  title="Diamond-based electrodes for organic photovoltaic devices",
  journal="SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS",
  year="2015",
  volume="2015",
  number="134",
  pages="73--79",
  doi="10.1016/j.solmat.2014.11.035",
  issn="0927-0248",
  url="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927024814006229"
}