JOURNAL ARTICLE

Highly efficient hybrid thin-film solar cells using a solution-processed hole-blocking layer

Abstract

We report the origin of the improvement of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of hybrid thin-film solar cells when a soluble C(60) derivative, [6,6]-phenyl-C(61)-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), is introduced as a hole-blocking layer. The PCBM layer could establish better interfacial contact by decreasing the reverse dark-saturation current density, resulting in a decrease in the probability of carrier recombination. The PCE of this optimized device reached a maximum value of 8.34% and is the highest yet reported for hybrid thin-film solar cells.

Keywords:
Blocking (statistics) Layer (electronics) Materials science Optoelectronics Thin layer Thin film Thin film solar cell Nanotechnology Computer science Computer network

Metrics

13
Cited By
0.44
FWCI (Field Weighted Citation Impact)
35
Refs
0.67
Citation Normalized Percentile
Is in top 1%
Is in top 10%

Citation History

Topics

Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Related Documents

© 2026 ScienceGate Book Chapters — All rights reserved.