Issue 11, 2012
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Interfacial modification of organic photovoltaic devices by molecular self-organization

Akira Tada,a   Yanfang Geng,ab   Motoshi Nakamura,a   Qingshuo Wei,c   Kazuhito Hashimoto*ac  and  Keisuke Tajima*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
E-mail: hashimoto@light.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp, k-tajima@light.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Fax: +81-3-5841-8751
Tel: +81-3-5841-7244

b Department of Materials, School of Materials, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China

c HASHIMOTO Light Energy Conversion Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan

Abstract

This feature article focuses on the relationship between the interfacial structures constructed by molecular self-organization and the properties of organic photovoltaic devices. The use of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) is reviewed for metal and metal oxide/organic interfaces, while surface-segregated monolayers (SSMs) are introduced as a new method for the modification of organic/organic interfaces. Research up to now has clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of the control of energy levels and other properties at the interfaces to enhance photovoltaic performance. The possibility of more precise control of the interfacial structures is also discussed.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CP40198C
Article type
Perspective
Submitted
19 Jan 2012
Accepted
19 Jan 2012
First published
20 Jan 2012

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012,14, 3713-3724

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Interfacial modification of organic photovoltaic devices by molecular self-organization

A. Tada, Y. Geng, M. Nakamura, Q. Wei, K. Hashimoto and K. Tajima, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 3713 DOI: 10.1039/C2CP40198C

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