Transient absorption spectroscopy study of PbS/Polymer blends
Irene Sanchez-Molina a, Andrew M. Telford a, Jason Rohr a, Jenny Nelson a, Saif A. Haque a
a Imperial College London, United Kingdom, South Kensington, Londres, Reino Unido, United Kingdom
International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics
Proceedings of International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics 2015 (HOPV15)
Roma, Italy, 2015 May 11th - 13th
Organizer: Filippo De Angelis
Oral, Irene Sanchez-Molina, presentation 054
Publication date: 5th February 2015

Blends of PbS quantum dots (QDs) and different organic materials have been prepared with the aim of systematically studying electron and hole injection into the QDs. A set of polymers (P3HT, PBT1, PTB7) with higher LUMO than the conduction band of the QDs has been chosen as electron donor material. The position of the HOMO of these polymers seems to affect the performance of the blends by limiting the possibilities of hole transfer. A spectroscopic study, including techniques as UV-vis absorption, photoluminescence, and transient absorption spectroscopy, has been carried out on the samples. The results comprise a first set of data that will be employed for the design of QD sensitized hybrid solar cells.[1] Recently, an PCE of 5.50% has been reported in a bilayer solar cell where the active layer contained PbSxSe1-x QDs and a low band-gap polymer[2], a result that may be improved with the fabrication of blends that provide a higher interface for exciton dissociation.



[1] J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5, 348−360, dx.doi.org/10.1021/jz4023656 [2] Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 5772–5778, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302340
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