Ternary Organic Solar Cells with Reduced Graphene Oxide–Sb2S3 Hybrid Nanosheets as the Cascade Material

Abstract

AbstractWe demonstrate that the efficiency of a poly[N‐9′‐heptadecanyl‐2,7‐carbazole‐alt‐5,5‐(4′,7′‐di‐2‐thienyl‐2′,1′,3′‐benzothiadiazole)](PCDTBT):[6,6]‐phenyl‐C71‐butyric‐acid‐methyl‐ester (PC71BM) bulk heterojunction solar cell can be improved from 5.53 % to 6.81 % by incorporating reduced graphene oxide–antimony sulfide (rGO–Sb2S3) hybrid nanosheets as the third component. By using this hybrid as the cascade material, we combine the ultra‐conductive multi charge transfer paths provided by graphene with the favorable arrangement of the material energy bands due to the presence of Sb2S3 nanocrystals. The higher lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level of rGO–Sb2S3 relative to PC71BM results in an increase of the open circuit voltage upon increasing the rGO–Sb2S3 concentration, while the photocurrent and fill factor are enhanced due to the presence of more exciton dissociation interfaces and more efficient charge transport.