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Phase Diagram of P3HT/PCBM Blends and Its Implication for the Stability of Morphology
Abstract
In this work, the phase diagram of poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blends is measured by means of standard and modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry. Blends were made by solvent-casting from chlorobenzene, as blends cast from toluene or 1,2-dichlorobenzene prove to retain effects of phase segregation during casting, hindering the determination of the phase diagram. The film morphology of P3HT/PCBM blends cast from chlorobenzene results from a dual crystallization behavior, in which the crystallization of each component is hindered by the other component. A single glass transition is observed for all compositions. The glass transition temperature (Tg) increases with increasing concentration of PCBM: from 12.1 degrees C for pure P3HT to 131.2 degrees C for pure PCBM. The observed Tg defines the operating window for the thermal annealing and explains the long-term instability of both the morphology and the photovoltaic performance of the P3HT/PCBM solar cells.
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- Authors
- Zhao, J., Swinnen, A., Van Assche, G., Manca, J., Vanderzande, D., & Mele, B. V.
- Venue
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2009-01-21
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1587-1591
- ISSN
- 1520-5207 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6106
- OpenAlex
- W2160916688
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- 350
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- FWCI
- 26.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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