Abstract
PSS). To clarify the effect of basic fulleropyrrolidine derivatives, we synthesized compounds with an N-benzyl substituent group and fabricated organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells using this N-benzyl fulleropyrrolidine. A device structure with the ITO/PEDOT:PSS/organic layer (PTB7:fulleropyrrolidine)/Ca/Al showed high series resistance, short-circuit current density (Jsc), and low fill factor (FF) values. However, OPV cells having an inverted structure, without the PEDOT:PSS layer, contributed good device performance. We were able to reproduce the high series resistance in a model experiment using aqueous ammonia vapor to treat the PEDOT:PSS layer. Our results indicated that the activity of the PEDOT:PSS layer was affected by the basicity of the fulleropyrrolidines. These results also explain why this phenomenon does not occur at the interface of OPV devices when conventional [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester is used as an acceptor material. This finding would contribute to enhancing the OPV device performances from a chemical view point of designing a new compound.
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