Manea S. AlKhalifah
Solution-processed bilayer photovoltaic devices with nematic liquid crystals
AlKhalifah, Manea S.; Lei, Chunhong; Myers, Steven A.; O’Neill, Mary; Kitney, Stuart P.; Kelly, Stephen M.
Authors
Chunhong Lei
Steven A. Myers
Mary O’Neill
Stuart P. Kitney
Stephen M. Kelly
Abstract
The cross-linking of polymerisable liquid crystalline semiconductors is a promising approach to solution-processable, multilayer, organic photovoltaics. Here we demonstrate an organic bilayer photovoltaic with an insoluble electron-donating layer formed by cross-linking a nematic reactive mesogen. We investigate a range of perylene diimide (PDI) materials, some of which are liquid crystalline, as the overlying electron acceptor layer. We find that carrier mobility of the acceptor materials is enhanced by liquid crystallinity and that mobility limits the performance of photovoltaic devices. © 2013 © 2013 Taylor & Francis.
Citation
AlKhalifah, M. S., Lei, C., Myers, S. A., O’Neill, M., Kitney, S. P., & Kelly, S. M. (2014). Solution-processed bilayer photovoltaic devices with nematic liquid crystals. Liquid crystals, 41(3), 402-417. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2013.834082
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 8, 2013 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 18, 2013 |
Publication Date | Mar 4, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Mar 10, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 10, 2016 |
Journal | Liquid crystals |
Print ISSN | 0267-8292 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 402-417 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2013.834082 |
Keywords | Liquid crystals, Photovoltaics, Bilayer, Crosslinking, Reactive mesogen, Perylene, Bulk heterojunction |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/412673 |
Publisher URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02678292.2013.834082 |
Additional Information | Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=tlct20 |
Contract Date | Mar 10, 2016 |
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