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Solution-processable graphene mesh transparent electrodes for organic solar cells

Qian Zhang1, Xiangjian Wan1, Fei Xing2, Lu Huang1, Guankui Long1, Ningbo Yi1, Wang Ni1, Zhibo Liu2, Jianguo Tian2, Yongsheng Chen1( )
Key Laboratory for Functional Polymer Materials and Centre for Nanoscale Science and TechnologyInstitute of Polymer ChemistryCollege of ChemistryNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
The Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear PhotonicsMinistry of EducationTeda Applied Physics School and School of PhysicsNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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Abstract

Graphene mesh electrodes (GMEs) with good conductivity and transparency have been fabricated by the standard industrial photolithography and O2 plasma etching process using graphene solutions. Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells using GMEs as the transparent electrodes with a blend of poly-(3-hexylthiophene)/phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT/PC61BM) as the active layer have been fabricated and exhibit a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.04%, the highest PCE for solution-processed graphene transparent electrode-based solar cells reported to date.

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graphenetransparent electrodephotolithographymesh electrodeorganic photovoltaic cells

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Nano Research
Volume 6 Issue 7,
July 2013
Pages 478-484
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0325-7
Cite this article:
Zhang Q, Wan X, Xing F, et al. Solution-processable graphene mesh transparent electrodes for organic solar cells. Nano Research, 2013, 6(7): 478-484. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-013-0325-7

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Received: 19 March 2013
Revised: 18 April 2013
Accepted: 18 April 2013
Published: 06 May 2013
© Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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