Abstract
Organic solar cell (OSC) devices based on predominantly poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) nanofibers (NFs) exhibit inferior device performance compared to that of their conventional nanodomain P3HT:PCBM systems, which is credited to the low interfibrillar mobility between the NFs [Kurniawan, M.; et al. J. Phys. Chem. C 2012, 116, 18015]. To improve the charge transport of these devices, external electric field (E-field) treatment of the active layer is performed in a bid to align the random polymer chains between the NFs perpendicular to the electrode. Extensive device testing revealed a 22.7% improvement in power conversion efficiency and higher mobilities (37.5% improvement) for the E-field-treated devices compared to those for the control. Transient absorption spectroscopy shows an improved initial generation of carriers and formation of polarons in the E-field-treated samples over those in the control samples in the femtosecond–nanosecond time scale. However, in the absence of any sweep-out volta...
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