MAPLE-Deposited Perylene Diimide Derivative Based Layers for Optoelectronic Applications
Nowadays, the development of devices based on organic materials is an interesting research challenge. The performance of such devices is strongly influenced by material selection, material properties, design, and the manufacturing process. Usually, buckminsterfullerene (C60) is employed as electron...
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| author | Carmen Breazu Mihaela Girtan Anca Stanculescu Nicoleta Preda Oana Rasoga Andreea Costas Ana Maria Catargiu Gabriel Socol Andrei Stochioiu Gianina Popescu-Pelin Sorina Iftimie Gabriela Petre Marcela Socol |
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| description | Nowadays, the development of devices based on organic materials is an interesting research challenge. The performance of such devices is strongly influenced by material selection, material properties, design, and the manufacturing process. Usually, buckminsterfullerene (C60) is employed as electron transport material in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices due to its high mobility. However, considering its low solubility, there have been many attempts to replace it with more soluble non-fullerene compounds. In this study, bulk heterojunction thin films with various compositions of zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc), a perylene diimide derivative, or C60 were prepared by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) technique to assess the influence of C60 replacement on fabricated heterostructure properties. The investigations revealed that the optical features and the electrical parameters of the organic heterostructures based on this perylene diimide derivative used as an organic acceptor were improved. An increase in the J<sub>SC</sub> value (4.3 × 10<sup>−4</sup> A/cm<sup>2</sup>) was obtained for the structures where the perylene diimide derivative acceptor entirely replaced C60 compared to the J<sub>SC</sub> value (7.5 × 10<sup>−8</sup> A/cm<sup>2</sup>) for the heterostructure fabricated only with fullerene. These results are encouraging, demonstrating the potential of non-fullerene compounds as electron transport material in OPV devices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7baf12f091d242c7a382502a38d541d72024-11-08T14:38:52ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912024-10-011421173310.3390/nano14211733MAPLE-Deposited Perylene Diimide Derivative Based Layers for Optoelectronic ApplicationsCarmen Breazu0Mihaela Girtan1Anca Stanculescu2Nicoleta Preda3Oana Rasoga4Andreea Costas5Ana Maria Catargiu6Gabriel Socol7Andrei Stochioiu8Gianina Popescu-Pelin9Sorina Iftimie10Gabriela Petre11Marcela Socol12National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaLaboratoire LPHIA, Université d’Angers, LUNAM, 2 Bd. Lavoisier, 49045 Angers, FranceNational Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaNational Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaNational Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaNational Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaP. Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41 A Gr. Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, RomaniaNational Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaNational Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaNational Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaFaculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaNational Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaNational Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaNowadays, the development of devices based on organic materials is an interesting research challenge. The performance of such devices is strongly influenced by material selection, material properties, design, and the manufacturing process. Usually, buckminsterfullerene (C60) is employed as electron transport material in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices due to its high mobility. However, considering its low solubility, there have been many attempts to replace it with more soluble non-fullerene compounds. In this study, bulk heterojunction thin films with various compositions of zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc), a perylene diimide derivative, or C60 were prepared by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) technique to assess the influence of C60 replacement on fabricated heterostructure properties. The investigations revealed that the optical features and the electrical parameters of the organic heterostructures based on this perylene diimide derivative used as an organic acceptor were improved. An increase in the J<sub>SC</sub> value (4.3 × 10<sup>−4</sup> A/cm<sup>2</sup>) was obtained for the structures where the perylene diimide derivative acceptor entirely replaced C60 compared to the J<sub>SC</sub> value (7.5 × 10<sup>−8</sup> A/cm<sup>2</sup>) for the heterostructure fabricated only with fullerene. These results are encouraging, demonstrating the potential of non-fullerene compounds as electron transport material in OPV devices.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/21/1733MAPLEperylene diimide derivativeOPVBHJfullerene |
| spellingShingle | Carmen Breazu Mihaela Girtan Anca Stanculescu Nicoleta Preda Oana Rasoga Andreea Costas Ana Maria Catargiu Gabriel Socol Andrei Stochioiu Gianina Popescu-Pelin Sorina Iftimie Gabriela Petre Marcela Socol MAPLE-Deposited Perylene Diimide Derivative Based Layers for Optoelectronic Applications Nanomaterials MAPLE perylene diimide derivative OPV BHJ fullerene |
| title | MAPLE-Deposited Perylene Diimide Derivative Based Layers for Optoelectronic Applications |
| title_full | MAPLE-Deposited Perylene Diimide Derivative Based Layers for Optoelectronic Applications |
| title_fullStr | MAPLE-Deposited Perylene Diimide Derivative Based Layers for Optoelectronic Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | MAPLE-Deposited Perylene Diimide Derivative Based Layers for Optoelectronic Applications |
| title_short | MAPLE-Deposited Perylene Diimide Derivative Based Layers for Optoelectronic Applications |
| title_sort | maple deposited perylene diimide derivative based layers for optoelectronic applications |
| topic | MAPLE perylene diimide derivative OPV BHJ fullerene |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/21/1733 |
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