Simultaneous enhancement of the efficiency and stability of organic solar cells using PEDOT:PSS grafted with a PEGME buffer layer

All organic-based solar cell and thermoelectric generator hybrid device system using highly conductive PEDOT:PSS film as organic thermoelectric generator

“…First, the OSCs were fabricated by a previously reported procedure (Lee et al, 2015). Glass coated with ITO (150 nm thick, 10 X/ h) was cleaned by sequential ultrasonic treatment in acetone and isopropanol.…”

Photopatternable PEDOT:PSS/PEG hybrid thin film with moisture stability and sensitivity

“…However, similar to other conductive organic thin films, degradation and delamination of PEDOT:PSS thin films under aqueous or humid environments can be still very challenging [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] , although many studies have been attempted to address the moisture-stability issue. For example, PEDOT:PSS stability has been reportedly improved by adding different synthetic reagents, such as ionic liquids 15 , Nafion 16 , poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) methyl ether 17 , formic acid 18 , and bis (fluorinated phenyl azide) 19 .…”

“…For example, PEDOT:PSS stability has been reportedly improved by adding different synthetic reagents, such as ionic liquids 15 , Nafion 16 , poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) methyl ether 17 , formic acid 18 , and bis (fluorinated phenyl azide) 19 . However, long-term water stability was not reported in these studies.…”

A simple synthesis method to prepare a molybdenum oxide hole-transporting layer for efficient polymer solar cells

“…However, PEDOT: PSS has the hygroscopic and acidic nature with an associated reduction in device stability. 13,14 Therefore, developing a straightforward method to prepare more moderate, stable and effective anode interlayers is highly desirable for the low-cost, high throughput manufacturing of efficient PSC modules. In this regard, transition metal oxide semiconductors including NiO, 15,16 MoO 3 , 17,18 V 2 O 5 (ref.…”