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Electrochemical and optical studies of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone for solar cell applications

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Organic microelectronic devices performances are strongly dependant on the energy level alignment of their different constituents (electrode/organic, organic/organic). The cyclic voltammograms (CV) of 1.4-diaminoanthraquinone (1,4-DAAQ) have been measured. The CV curves of 1,4-DAAQ show a one electron reversible reduction and oxidation wave. The energy levels corresponding to the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of the 1,4-DAAQ have been determined from the first oxidation and reduction potential respectively. The electrochemical energy gap deduced from these measures (Eg= LUMO-HOMO = 1.76 eV) agrees well with the optical energy gap (Eg∼ 1.8 eV). 1,4-DAAQ thin film has been used as electron acceptor in ITO/PEDOT:PSS/ZnPc/acceptor/LiF/Al solar cells. Perylene 3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylicdianhydre (PTCDA) has also been used as electron acceptor. The open circuit voltage value varies with the acceptor, which is in good agreement with their different HOMO values.

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  1. Laboratorio de Materiales Compuestos (LMC-ACC), Universidad del BíoBío, Av Collao 1202, Concepción, Chile

    F. Brovelli

  2. Department of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Conception, POBox 160-C, Concepción, Chile

    B.L. Rivas

  3. Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, LAMP, EA 3829, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, Nantes, F-44000, France

    J.C. Bernède & Y. Berredjem

  4. Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile

    M.A. del Valle & F.R. Díaz

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Brovelli, F., Rivas, B., Bernède, J. et al. Electrochemical and optical studies of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone for solar cell applications. Polym. Bull. 58, 521–527 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-006-0686-0

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