A Bicontinuous Double Gyroid Hybrid Solar Cell : Letter

E.J.W. Crossland; M.M.G. Kamperman; M. Nedelcu; C. Ducati; U. Wiesner; D.M. Smilgies; G.E.S. Toombes; M.A. Hillmyer; S. Ludwigs; U. Steiner; H.J. Snaith

doi:10.1021/nl803174p

A Bicontinuous Double Gyroid Hybrid Solar Cell : Letter

E.J.W. Crossland, M.M.G. Kamperman, M. Nedelcu, C. Ducati, U. Wiesner, D.M. Smilgies, G.E.S. Toombes, M.A. Hillmyer, S. Ludwigs, U. Steiner, H.J. Snaith

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Abstract

We report the first successful application of an ordered bicontinuous gyroid semiconducting network in a hybrid bulk heterojunction solar cell. The freestanding gyroid network is fabricated by electrochemical deposition into the 10 nm wide voided channels of a self-assembled, selectively degradable block copolymer film. The highly ordered pore structure is ideal for uniform infiltration of an organic hole transporting material, and solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells only 400 nm thick exhibit up to 1.7% power conversion efficiency. This patterning technique can be readily extended to other promising heterojunction systems and is a major step toward realizing the full potential of self-assembly in the next generation of device technologies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2807-2812
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	9
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl803174p
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

x-ray-scattering
wave born approximation
grazing-incidence
thin-films
high-efficiency
cross-section
tio2 films
copolymers
morphology
transport

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