Photochromic organic solar cells based on diarylethenes

Bart W.H. Saes, Martijn M. Wienk, René A.J. Janssen (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Photovoltaic devices that switch color depending on illumination conditions may find application in future smart window applications. Here a photochromic diarylethene molecule is used as sensitizer in a ternary bulk heterojunction blend, employing poly(4-butylphenyldiphenylamine) (poly-TPD) and [6,6]-phenyl-C 61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC 61BM) for the transport of holes and electrons, respectively. Sandwiched between two electrodes, the blend creates a photochromic photovoltaic device that changes color, light absorption, and photon-to-electron conversion efficiency in the visible spectral range after having been illuminated with UV light.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30176-30185
Number of pages10
JournalRSC Advances
Volume10
Issue number50
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Aug 2020

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