Inverted Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Solution-Processed Zinc Oxide as Electron Collecting Layer

Abstract

In this work, inverted polymer:fullerene organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells with solution-processed zinc oxide (ZnO) as the electron collecting layer are investigated. ZnO films are prepared simply by the spin-casting of a zinc acetate dehydrate precursor solution, followed by sintering under ambient conditions. The performance of the fabricated inverted OPV cells shows a clear dependence on precursor concentration and sintering conditions. With the ZnO film derived from a sol-gel concentration of 0.1 M and sintered at 350 C for 10 min, the inverted OPV cell shows optimum performance. #

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