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Solution processable reduced graphene oxide decorated ATO electrode for organic solar cells

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A novel concept based on the use of solutions containing already qualified crystalline antimony-doped tin oxide SnO2:Sb (ATO) nanoparticles has been developed. ATO nanoparticles are decorated by reduced graphene oxide (rGO) through a hydrothermal synthesis method. The electrical and optical properties of the graphene oxide films are investigated systematically. The sheet resistance (R □) of the ATO–rGO films decreases with the increase in the rGO content in the precursor solution. The R □ can be decreased after the ATO–rGO films annealing in the air for 1 h and can be further decreased by depositing Au on the surface of the films. The optimum property of the ATO–rGO film shows that the R □ is 80 Ω/□ and the transmittance is about 70 %. The ATO–rGO films are used as the anode of the organic solar cells. The anode film impact on the performance of the devices is studied. Finally, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the device based on the poly-(3-hexylthiophene): [6, 6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blended is 1.85 %, and the PCE of the device based on the poly-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′] dithio-phene thieno[3,4-b] thiophene:PCBM blended is 3.4 %.

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This work was supported by the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2008DP173016) and Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry (Grant No. LXKQ201104).

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  1. College of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China

    Qiao Zheng, Shuying Cheng, Yunfeng Lai & Jinling Yu

  2. Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Department of Electronic Science and Technology, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China

    Guojia Fang

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Zheng, Q., Fang, G., Cheng, S. et al. Solution processable reduced graphene oxide decorated ATO electrode for organic solar cells. Appl. Phys. A 117, 1095–1101 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8563-4

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