Abstract
Phosphonic acid modification of zinc oxide (ZnO) electron transport layers in inverted P3HT:ICBA solar cells was studied to determine the effect of conjugated linkages between the aromatic and phosphonic acid attachment groups. For example, zinc oxide treated with 2,6-difluorophenylvinylphosphonic acid, having a conjugated vinyl group connecting the aromatic moiety to the phosphonic acid group, showed a 0.78 eV decrease in the effective work function versus unmodified ZnO, whereas nonconjugated 2,6-difluorophenylethylphosphonic acid resulted in a 0.57 eV decrease, as measured by Kelvin probe. This resulted in an average power conversion efficiency of 5.89% for conjugated 2,6-difluorophenyvinylphosphonic acid modified solar cells, an improvement over unmodified (5.24%) and nonconjugated phosphonic acid modified devices (5.64%), indicating the importance of the conjugated linkage.
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