WO2012002463A1 - 有機薄膜太陽電池及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an organic thin film solar cell and a method for producing the same, and particularly to an organic thin film solar cell having high charge transport efficiency in a photoelectric conversion layer and excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.
- silicon substrate solar cells using silicon as a raw material are mainly put to practical use as solar cells, but silicon substrate solar cells are expensive in raw material, require high-temperature treatment steps, and process costs tend to be high.
- organic solar cells do not require a high-temperature treatment process and can be produced on a sheet-like substrate, so that the cost can be reduced. Moreover, since there are few restrictions on a raw material surface, utilization is desired.
- an organic dye-sensitized solar cell or an organic thin-film solar cell such as a Schottky type, a pn junction type, or a bulk heterojunction type has been proposed.
- an organic thin-film solar cell includes (1) after exciton R is generated by light absorption, and (2) a bonding surface (interface) S between an electron donor layer and an electron acceptor layer.
- the exciton R is dissociated into carrier pairs (holes and electrons), and (3) the dissociated carrier pairs (holes h and electrons e) are separated and reach the electrodes 3 and 9 to generate power. .
- Patent Document 1 discloses an electron donor substance and an electron acceptor substance between a transparent electrode and a counter electrode facing the transparent electrode.
- a layer in which layers are uniformly mixed has been proposed.
- the bonding surface between the electron donor layer and the electron acceptor layer is widely secured, so that excitons generated by light absorption easily reach the dissociation site and dissociate into carrier pairs. Is said to proceed efficiently.
- the distance that excitons can move without being deactivated is generally about 10 nm, and excitons generated in the process (1) dissociate in the process (2).
- the distance from the exciton generation site to the dissociation site needs to be within the exciton diffusion distance.
- the bulk heterojunction structure has non-uniform sizes and shapes of regions of each electron donor layer 5 and each electron acceptor layer 6, and the electron donor from the place where the exciton R is generated.
- the distance to the bonding surface (interface) S between the layer 5 and the electron acceptor layer 6 may not necessarily be within the range of the exciton diffusion distance. In this case, the exciton R generated in the electron donor layer 5 cannot reach the interface S and disappears without being dissociated into a carrier pair, so that the charge separation efficiency cannot be sufficiently increased.
- the photoelectric conversion layer is thickened to increase the amount of light absorption. Attempts have been made to improve. However, in a thick photoelectric conversion layer, it is difficult to secure a constant charge transport path in the layer, and thus there is a possibility that the charge transport efficiency cannot be sufficiently increased.
- the bulk heterojunction structure is determined by the manufacturing process conditions such as the composition ratio of the mixture at the time of manufacturing and the heat treatment conditions, the phase separation structure is difficult to control and the reproducibility is poor, so the charge separation efficiency and the charge transport There is also a problem that it is difficult to improve efficiency.
- the area of the entire solar cell is increased, it becomes difficult to control the internal state of the electron donor layer and the electron acceptor layer in the photoelectric conversion layer, the charge mobility cannot be sufficiently increased, and stable photoelectric conversion efficiency is obtained. There is also the problem of not being able to
- the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is an organic thin film solar cell having excellent charge separation efficiency and charge transport efficiency and enhanced photoelectric conversion efficiency, and a method for producing the organic thin film solar cell The purpose is to provide.
- the organic thin film solar cell of the present invention is an organic thin film solar cell comprising a transparent substrate, an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer, a cathode, and a substrate in this order.
- the photoelectric conversion layer comprises an electron donor layer and an electron acceptor. Having an ordered phase separation structure comprising at least one of an electron acceptor material composing the electron acceptor layer and an electron donor material composing the electron donor layer oriented in a certain direction. It is characterized by comprising a liquid crystalline organic material containing the liquid crystalline molecules.
- the electron acceptor layer and the electron donor layer are respectively formed in a comb-like shape facing the anode or the cathode, and comb-like convex portions are fitted to each other to form a phase separation structure. It is preferable. Moreover, it is preferable that at least one of the electron acceptor layer and the electron donor layer is formed using a nanoimprint method. Further, the phase separation structure of the photoelectric conversion layer is preferably such that the electron acceptor layer and the electron donor layer standing upright in a direction perpendicular to each other between the opposing electrodes are alternately separated.
- the distance between the electron acceptor layer and the electron donor layer in the phase separation direction is preferably 5 to 1000 nm. Further, the distance from the closest surface of the electron donor layer to the main surface of the anode to the closest surface to the main surface of the cathode, and the closest surface of the electron acceptor layer to the main surface of the cathode The distance from the closest surface to the main surface of the anode is preferably 50 to 1000 nm. Moreover, it is preferable that a hole transport layer is provided between the anode and the electron donor layer, and an electron transport layer is provided between the cathode and the electron acceptor layer.
- the electron donor material constituting the electron donor layer includes a compound having only a 6-membered ring as an aromatic ring, a compound having only a 5-membered ring as an aromatic ring, and a 5-membered ring and a 6-membered ring as aromatic rings. It is preferable that 1 or more types of liquid crystalline organic materials selected from the group which consists of a compound which has a combination with are included.
- the method for producing an organic thin film solar cell of the present invention includes the step (a) of forming an anode electrode on a substrate, and forming a hole transport layer by forming a hole transport material on the anode electrode.
- Step (h) and comprising the electron donor material and the electrons At least one of the receptor material, characterized in that the liquid organic material containing a liquid crystal molecule.
- the liquid crystalline organic material is liquid crystalline between the step (d) and the step (e) or between the step (e) and the step (f). It is preferable to perform the heat treatment at the temperature shown to form the alignment state of the liquid crystalline molecules.
- At least one of the electron donor layer material constituting the electron donor layer and the electron acceptor material constituting the electron acceptor layer is a liquid crystalline organic material, and the electron donor layer and the electron acceptor are formed.
- FIG. 1 It is a perspective view which shows an example of the organic thin film solar cell of this invention. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows a part of photoelectric conversion layer shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the manufacturing process of the organic thin-film solar cell of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the manufacturing process of the organic thin-film solar cell of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the manufacturing process of the organic thin-film solar cell of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the general photoelectric conversion process in an organic thin film solar cell. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the photoelectric converting layer (bulk heterojunction structure) of the organic thin-film solar cell which concerns on other embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the mold used at the manufacturing process of the organic thin-film solar cell of this invention.
- the organic thin film solar cell of the present invention is an organic thin film solar cell comprising a transparent substrate, an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer, a cathode, and a substrate in this order.
- the photoelectric conversion layer comprises an electron donor layer and an electron acceptor. Having an ordered phase separation structure comprising at least one of an electron acceptor material composing the electron acceptor layer and an electron donor material composing the electron donor layer oriented in a certain direction. It is characterized by comprising a liquid crystalline organic material containing the liquid crystalline molecules.
- the photoelectric conversion layer has a regular phase separation structure composed of an electron donor layer and an electron acceptor layer, and an electron acceptor material and an electron constituting the electron donor layer. Since at least one of the electron donor substances constituting the acceptor layer is a liquid crystalline organic material containing liquid crystalline molecules, both the charge separation efficiency and the charge transport efficiency can be improved. And excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency can be stably obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the organic thin film solar cell of the present invention.
- an organic thin-film solar cell 1 is a photoelectric device comprising a transparent electrode (anode) 3, a hole transport layer 4, an electron donor layer 5, and an electron acceptor layer 6 on a flat transparent substrate 2.
- a conversion layer 7, an electron transport layer 8, a metal electrode (cathode) 9, and a substrate 10 are sequentially stacked.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 7 has a regular phase separation structure composed of an electron donor layer 5 and an electron acceptor layer 6.
- the electron donor layer 5 and the electron acceptor layer 6 are each formed in a comb-like shape having convex portions 5 a and convex portions 6 a, and are regions between the transparent electrode (anode) 3 and the metal electrode (cathode) 9.
- the convex portion 5a and the convex portion 6a are provided so as to face each other.
- the convex part 5a of the electron donor layer 5 fits into each concave part 6b of the electron acceptor layer 6, and the convex part 6a of the electron acceptor layer 6 fits into each concave part 5b of the electron donor layer 5.
- the convex portion 5a of the electron donor layer 5 and the convex portion 6a of the electron acceptor layer 6 stand upright in the direction orthogonal to the opposing transparent electrode (anode) 3 and metal electrode (negative electrode) 9, and
- a photoelectric conversion layer 7 having a regular phase separation structure in which the convex portions 5a of the electron donor layer 5 and the convex portions 6a of the electron acceptor layer 6 are alternately separated is configured.
- the electron donor layer 5 and the electron acceptor layer 6 are alternately phase-separated so that the bonding surface between the electron donor layer 5 and the electron acceptor layer 6 is obtained.
- the area of S can be increased. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, the region where the exciton R generated in the electron donor layer 5 can dissociate into carrier pairs (holes h and electrons e) is increased, and the charge separation efficiency can be improved. .
- the exciton R reaches the bonding surface (interface) S by making the structure in which the electron donor layer 5 and the electron acceptor layer 6 are regularly and phase-separated at a small interval as described above. Since the rate of disappearance without being separated into carrier pairs before is reduced, charge separation efficiency can be improved.
- a regular phase separation structure can be obtained, for example, by forming a pattern on the surface of either the electron donor layer 5 or the electron acceptor layer 6 by the nanoimprint method described below.
- the electron donation is performed so that the distance from the place where the exciton R is generated to the junction surface S between the electron donor layer 5 and the electron acceptor layer 6 is an appropriate distance in relation to the exciton diffusion distance.
- the phase separation structure can be formed by controlling the distance d1 between the body layers 5 and the distance d2 between the electron acceptor layers 6 respectively. Therefore, excellent charge separation efficiency can be obtained with high reproducibility.
- Examples of the electron donor material constituting the electron donor layer 5 include compounds containing an aromatic ring. Among them, a compound having only a 6-membered ring as an aromatic ring, a compound having only a 5-membered ring as an aromatic ring, and a compound having a combination of a 5-membered ring and a 6-membered ring as an aromatic ring are preferable. As a compound having only a 6-membered ring as an aromatic ring, polyphenylene or a phenylene vinylene polymer is preferable.
- poly [2-methoxy-5- (ethylhexyloxy) -1,4-phenylenevinylene]) (Poly [2-methoxy-5- (ethylhexyloxy) -1,4-phenylenevinylene]) or poly [2- Methoxy-5- (3 ′, 7′-dimethoxyoctyloxy) -1,4-phenylenevinylene]) (Poly [2-methoxy-5- (3 ′, 7′-dimethyloxylty) -1,4-phenylenevinylene])
- poly [2-methoxy-5- (ethylhexyloxy) -1,4-phenylenevinylene]) (Poly [2-methoxy-5- (ethylhexyloxy) -1,4-phenylenevinylene])
- poly [2-methoxy-5- (3 ′, 7′-dimethoxyoctyloxy) -1,4-phenylenevinylene]) (
- Examples of the compound having only a 5-membered ring as an aromatic ring and the compound having a combination of a 5-membered ring and a 6-membered ring as an aromatic ring include monocyclic compounds, condensed compounds, and condensed polymers.
- the condensed ring polymer may be a homopolymer of a condensed ring compound or a copolymer. Among these, a monocyclic compound having a chalcogen atom, a condensed ring compound, and a condensed ring polymer are preferable.
- the monocyclic compound, condensed ring compound and condensed ring polymer having a chalcogen atom are those having an oxygen atom, sulfur atom, selenium atom or tellurium atom in addition to the carbon atom in the aromatic ring structure.
- the chalcogen atom is preferably a sulfur atom.
- the number of sulfur atoms in the aromatic ring is preferably one or two.
- the aromatic ring may have a substituent, and examples thereof include an alkyl group, a fluorine-containing alkyl group, and a fluorine atom. Of these, an alkyl group is preferable.
- alkyl group examples include a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group, and a linear or branched alkyl group is preferable.
- Examples of the carbon number of the alkyl group include 1 to 24. Among these, 6 to 16 is preferable.
- a thiophene is mentioned as a monocyclic compound which has a sulfur atom.
- Examples of the condensed ring compound having a sulfur atom include benzothiadiazole, dithienobenzothiadiazole, thienothiophene, thienopyrrole, benzodithiophene, cyclopentadithiophene, dithienosilole, thiazolothiazole, and tetrathiafulvalene.
- Examples of the monocyclic polymer having a sulfur atom include polythiophene and a copolymer of thiophene and phenylene.
- Examples of the condensed polymer having a sulfur atom include a copolymer of thiophene and fluorene, a copolymer of thiophene and thienothiophene, a copolymer of thiophene and thiazolothiazole, and a copolymer of thiophene and thienothiophene.
- a copolymer of thiophene and thienothiophene a copolymer of fluorene and benzothiadiazole, or a copolymer of fluorene and dithiophene is preferable.
- poly (2,5-bis- (3-alkylthiophen-2-yl) thieno [3,2-b] thiophene) (poly (2,5-bis (3 -Alkylthiophene-2-yl) thieno [3,2-b] thiophene)
- a polymer of fluorene and benzothiadiazole includes poly [(9,9-di-n-octylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl).
- a copolymer of fluorene and dithiophene includes poly [(9,9-dioctyl Fluorenyl-2,7-diyl) - co - bithiophene] (Poly [(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) -co-bithiophene]) can be mentioned.
- the compound having no chalcogen atom include polyaniline derivatives, phthalocyanine derivatives, and porphyrin derivatives.
- fullerene (C 60 ), or a fullerene derivative can be mainly used.
- PCBM Phenyl-C 61 -butyric acid methyl ester
- C70-PCBM fullerene
- fullerene (C 60 ), PCBM, C70-PCBM and the like are preferable.
- At least one of the electron donor layer 5 and the electron acceptor layer 6 is made of a liquid crystal organic material containing liquid crystal molecules.
- the electron donor layer 5 or the electron acceptor layer 6 made of a liquid crystalline organic material (1) exhibiting a highly ordered phase structure, thereby exhibiting charge mobility close to a crystal, and (2) uniform orientation. Therefore, unlike a crystal, the generation of so-called trap sites that cause charge trapping is suppressed, whereby a decrease in charge transport efficiency in the photoelectric conversion layer 7 can be suppressed.
- liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a certain direction. Since the liquid crystal molecules oriented in a certain direction can obtain an internal structure that is highly ordered and can move charges smoothly, the charges (holes h and electrons e) from the dissociation site of the exciton R to each electrode can be obtained. ) Mobility can be improved. From the viewpoint of securing an efficient charge transport path in the photoelectric conversion layer 7 and further improving the charge mobility, the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in the direction in which the molecular planes are parallel to the transparent substrate 2 and the substrate 10. It is good to have.
- the inside of the electron donor layer 5 or the electron acceptor layer 6 is uniformly formed in a highly ordered state.
- high charge mobility can be obtained. Since the alignment state of liquid crystal molecules is mainly controlled by temperature adjustment, such a highly ordered internal structure can be formed in a short time.
- Examples of the electron donor substance that exhibits liquid crystallinity include those having liquid crystallinity among the above-mentioned electron donor substances.
- polythiophene derivatives having liquid crystallinity polythiophene derivatives having liquid crystallinity
- copolymer derivatives of thiophene and thienothiophene having liquid crystallinity copolymer derivatives of benzothiadiazole and fluorene having liquid crystallinity
- copolymer derivatives of thiophene and fluorene having liquid crystallinity etc. It is mentioned as a suitable thing.
- poly (2,5-bis- (3-alkylthiophen-2-yl) thieno [3,2-b] thiophene) (poly (2,5 -Bis (3-alkylthiophene-2-yl) thieno [3,2-b] thiophene).
- copolymer derivative of thiophene and fluorene having liquid crystallinity for example, poly [(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) co-bithiophene] (Poly [(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2, 7-diyl) -co-bithiophene]).
- Examples of the electron acceptor substance that exhibits liquid crystallinity include a 5-addition type fullerene derivative and a metal-containing fullerene derivative.
- the LUMO (excited state) energy level of the electron acceptor material is the LUMO (excited state) energy level of the electron donor material.
- the HOMO (ground state) energy level of the electron donor material is higher than the electron donor material HOMO (ground state). ) Is required to be lower than the energy level.
- Preferred combinations of the electron donor material and the electron acceptor material include a combination of a copolymer derivative of thiophene and thienothiophene and C60, a combination of a copolymer derivative of benzothiadiazole and fluorene and C60, and thiophene and fluorene. And a combination of a copolymer derivative of C60 and C60.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 7 may be any material as long as at least one of the electron donor material constituting the electron donor layer 5 and the electron acceptor material constituting the electron acceptor layer 6 is made of a liquid crystalline organic material.
- the electron donor layer 5 is preferably composed of a liquid crystalline organic material.
- the distance d1 in the phase separation direction of the electron donor layer 5 and the distance d2 in the phase separation direction of the electron acceptor layer 6 are preferably 5 to 1000 nm, respectively.
- the distances d1 and d2 in the phase separation direction between the electron donor layer 5 and the electron acceptor layer 6 are less than 5 nm, the electrons e and holes h separated on the bonding surface S reach each electrode. Before, it becomes easy to recombine with the other joint surface S, and there is a possibility that the charge separation efficiency may be lowered.
- the distances d1 and d2 in the phase separation direction of the electron acceptor layer 5 and the electron donor layer 6 are preferably each independently 5 to 200 nm, more preferably 10 to 100 nm.
- the distance d3 from the contact surface of the electron donor layer 5 to the hole transport layer 4 to the topmost portion of the convex portion 5a, that is, the closest surface to the electron transport layer 8, is preferably 50 to 1000 nm. 100 to 500 nm is more preferable. If the distance from the contact surface of the electron donor layer 5 to the hole transport layer 4 to the closest surface to the electron transport layer 8 is less than 50 nm, a sufficient light absorption effect may not be obtained. On the other hand, if the distance from the contact surface of the electron donor layer 5 to the hole transport layer 4 to the closest surface to the electron transport layer 8 exceeds 1000 nm, the charge transport efficiency may be reduced.
- the distance d4 from the contact surface of the electron acceptor layer 6 to the electron transport layer 8 to the topmost portion of the convex portion 6a, that is, the closest surface to the hole transport layer 4, is 50 to 1000 nm. Preferably, 100 to 500 nm is more preferable. If the distance d4 from the contact surface of the electron acceptor layer 6 to the electron transport layer 8 to the closest surface to the hole transport layer 4 is less than 50 nm, the charge balance may be disturbed. On the other hand, if the distance from the contact surface of the electron acceptor layer 6 to the electron transport layer 8 to the closest surface to the hole transport layer 4 exceeds 1000 nm, the charge transport efficiency may decrease.
- the transparent substrate 2 a glass substrate or a foldable polymer substrate conventionally used for this kind of application can be used.
- the bendable polymer substrate is preferably excellent in chemical stability, mechanical strength and transparency.
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- PEN polyethylene naphthalate
- PEEK polyetheretherketone
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- PES polyetheretherketone
- PEI polyetherimide
- the transparent electrode (anode) 3 is provided in the form of a thin film on the upper surface of the transparent substrate 2.
- the transparent electrode material constituting the transparent electrode (anode) 3 includes transparent oxides such as indium tin oxide (ITO), conductive polymers, graphene thin films, graphene oxide thin films, organic transparent electrodes such as carbon nanotube thin films Alternatively, an organic / inorganic bonded transparent electrode such as a carbon nanotube thin film bonded with a metal can be used.
- ITO indium tin oxide
- graphene thin film, and the like are preferable as the transparent electrode material.
- the hole transport layer 4 is for collecting the holes generated in the electron donor layer 5 and transferring them to the transparent electrode (anode) 3, and between the transparent electrode 3 and the electron donor layer 5. It is provided in the form of a thin film.
- the hole transport material constituting the hole transport layer 4 include poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) -polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT: PSS), polyaniline, copper phthalocyanine (CuPC), polythiophenylene vinylene, Polyvinylcarbazole, polyparaphenylene vinylene, polymethylphenylsilane and the like can be used.
- PEDOT: PSS is preferable. In addition, these may use only 1 type and may use 2 or more types together.
- the electron transport layer 8 is for collecting the electrons accumulated in the electron acceptor layer 6 and transferring them to the metal electrode 9. In the region between the electron acceptor layer 6 and the metal electrode 9, It is provided as a thin film.
- an electron transport material constituting the electron transport layer 8 for example, lithium fluoride (LiF), calcium, lithium, titanium oxide, or the like can be used. Among these, LiF, titanium oxide, etc. can be used suitably.
- the metal electrode material constituting the metal electrode (cathode) 9 calcium, lithium, aluminum, an alloy of lithium fluoride and lithium, gold, a conductive polymer, or a mixture thereof can be used.
- aluminum, gold, etc. can be used suitably.
- the organic thin film solar cell 1 of the present invention can be manufactured, for example, as follows.
- the transparent electrode (anode) 3 is formed on the transparent substrate 2 (FIG. 3A).
- a glass substrate or a polymer substrate can be used as the transparent substrate 2.
- a substrate having a uniform thickness of 50 to 300 ⁇ m it is preferable to use a substrate having a uniform thickness of 50 to 300 ⁇ m. If the thickness of the polymer substrate is less than 50 ⁇ m, the amount of oxygen and moisture that permeate the substrate increases, and the photoelectric conversion layer 7 may be damaged. On the other hand, if the thickness of the polymer substrate exceeds 300 ⁇ m, the light transmittance may be insufficient.
- the formation of the transparent electrode 3 can be performed by sputtering or coating the transparent electrode material described above.
- a solution dissolved in a solvent such as water or methanol can be applied on the transparent substrate 2 by a spin coating method or the like and dried. Drying can be performed, for example, by holding at a temperature of 100 to 200 ° C. for 1 to 60 minutes.
- the thickness of the transparent electrode 3 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 to 200 nm, and more preferably 100 to 150 nm.
- the sheet resistance of the transparent substrate 2 on which the transparent electrode 3 is formed is preferably 5 to 100 ⁇ / ⁇ , and more preferably 5 to 20 ⁇ / ⁇ .
- the sheet resistance is less than 5 ⁇ / ⁇ , the transparent electrode 3 is colored, and the light absorption amount of the photoelectric conversion layer 7 may be reduced.
- the sheet resistance exceeds 100 ⁇ / ⁇ , the sheet resistance becomes excessive, and there is a possibility that the power generation effect cannot be obtained.
- the hole transport layer 4 can be formed, for example, by applying the above-described hole transport material by a spin coating method and drying it. Drying can be performed, for example, by holding at a temperature of 120 to 250 ° C. for 5 to 60 minutes.
- the thickness of the hole transport layer 4 is preferably 30 to 100 nm, and more preferably 30 to 50 nm. If the thickness of the hole transport layer 4 is less than 30 nm, the electron blocking effect and the function as a buffer layer may not be sufficiently obtained. On the other hand, when the thickness of the hole transport layer 4 exceeds 100 nm, the sheet resistance becomes excessively high due to the electrical resistance of the hole transport layer 4 itself, or photoelectric conversion occurs due to light absorption of the hole transport layer 4 itself. The amount of light absorption in the layer 7 may be reduced.
- an electron donor material is formed on the upper surface of the hole transport layer 4 to form an electron donor layer 5 (FIG. 3C).
- a method for forming the electron donor layer 5 for example, a solution obtained by dissolving the above-described electron donor substance in an organic solvent such as toluene, chloroform, chlorobenzene, and the like is filtered with a filter or the like. It can apply
- a pattern is formed on the surface of the electron donor layer 5 by using the nanoimprint method (FIGS. 3D to 3F).
- the nanoimprint method for example, when a liquid crystalline organic material is used for the electron donor layer 5, a mold 11 having a fine pattern structure is placed on the electron donor layer 5 (FIG. 3D). 11 is pressed at a predetermined pressure at a temperature equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature of the liquid crystalline organic material (FIG. 3E), and the pattern of the mold is transferred to the electron donor material by plastic deformation.
- a reverse phase structure of the mold can be formed on the surface of the layer 5 (FIG. 3F).
- the pressing force of the mold 11 against the electron donor material is preferably 100 to 100,000 N, more preferably 500 to 50,000 N, and particularly preferably 500 to 5000 N.
- the pressing force is less than 100 N, there is a possibility that a sufficient pattern shape is not formed on the electron donor layer 5a.
- the pressing force exceeds 100,000 N, the mold 11 may be damaged or the transparent substrate 2 may be damaged.
- the temperature at which the surface of the electron donor layer 5 is pressed by the mold 11 to form a pattern is preferably a glass transition temperature or higher and a glass transition temperature + 60 ° C. or lower, a glass transition temperature + 20 ° C. or higher, and a glass transition temperature. It is more preferable that the temperature is + 40 ° C. or lower.
- the mold 11 for example, a metal, metal oxide, ceramics, semiconductor, thermosetting polymer, or other material can be used. However, the mold 11 is fixed on a layer coated with an electron donor substance or an electron acceptor substance. There is no particular limitation as long as the pattern can be formed.
- the shape of the protrusion of the mold 11 include a conical shape, a cylindrical shape, a regular hexahedron, a rectangular parallelepiped, a semicircular shape, a hollow cylindrical shape, a hollow hexahedron shape, and a nanowire array.
- a rectangular parallelepiped mold is preferably used because the pattern shape can be stably formed on the molding target.
- the protrusions of the mold 11 are preferably formed with a certain height in the extending direction, and the heights of the protrusions are preferably the same. Further, the width of the protrusion of the mold 11 and the width of the recess are preferably substantially the same. For example, a mold 11 having a shape shown in FIG. 7 is preferable.
- a method of manufacturing a silicon wafer or the like into a fine pattern by a lithography process a method of oxidizing a metal such as aluminum to a fine pattern, a method of manufacturing a fine pattern using an electron beam lithography process, Various methods conventionally used for this type of application, such as a method using a soft lithography process such as nanoimprinting or a photolithography process, or a method using a replica obtained by duplicating a mold manufactured by the above-described method. Can be manufactured.
- the mold 11 preferably has a pattern structure with a pattern period of 5 to 1000 nm, preferably 5 to 200 nm, more preferably 10 to 100 nm.
- the pattern period of the mold 11 exceeds 1000 nm, the distance between the convex portion 5a of the electron donor layer 5 and the convex portion 6b of the electron acceptor layer 6 becomes excessively wide compared to the exciton diffusion distance, and the resulting photoelectric In the conversion layer 7, the charge separation efficiency may not be sufficiently obtained.
- the width (L) of the convex portion is preferably 5 to 1000 nm, more preferably 10 to 50 nm, and the width (S) of the concave portion is 5 to 1000 nm.
- the height (H) of the convex portion is preferably 50 to 1000 nm, and more preferably 100 to 500 nm.
- an electron acceptor material is formed on the upper surface of the patterned electron donor layer 5 to form the electron acceptor layer 6 to form the photoelectric conversion layer 7 (FIG. 4G).
- an electron acceptor material is deposited on the patterned electron donor layer 5 by a method such as vacuum deposition or sputtering, or the electron acceptor material is used as a solvent. It can be dissolved in the coating solution, applied by a method such as spin coating or doctor blade method, and dried.
- the deposition of the electron donor material and the application of the electron acceptor material dissolved in the solvent can be performed using a shadow mask.
- the viewpoint of forming the electron acceptor material with a uniform thickness on the upper surface of the electron donor layer 5 and the case where the electron donor material is easily dissolved in the solvent used for forming the coating of the electron acceptor layer 6 are considered.
- a vacuum evaporation method is preferably used.
- the drying can be performed by, for example, holding at a temperature of 120 to 250 ° C. for 1 to 60 minutes.
- the electron acceptor material constituting the electron donor layer 5 is a liquid crystalline organic material
- heat treatment is performed at a temperature at which the liquid crystalline organic material exhibits liquid crystallinity. Specifically, after the electron donor layer 5 is formed or after the electron acceptor layer 6 is formed, heat treatment is performed at 50 to 200 ° C., for example. Thereby, the liquid crystalline molecules in the electron donor layer 5 can be aligned in a certain direction.
- heat treatment is performed, for example, at 50 to 200 ° C. after the electron acceptor layer 6 is formed.
- an electron transport material can be formed on the upper surface of the electron acceptor layer 6 to form the electron transport layer 8 (FIG. 4H).
- a method for forming the electron transport layer 8 for example, an electron transport material is deposited on the upper surface of the electron acceptor layer 6 by a method such as vacuum deposition or sputtering, or the electron transport material is dissolved in a solvent, and a spin coating method is performed. It can be applied by a method such as a doctor blade method and dried.
- the vacuum evaporation method is preferably used from the viewpoint of uniformly forming the electron transport material on the surface of the electron donor layer.
- the deposition of the electron transport material and the application of the electron transport material dissolved in the solvent can also be performed using a shadow mask.
- the electron transport layer 8 is not necessarily provided, but when the electron transport layer 8 is provided, the thickness is preferably 0.1 to 5 nm, and more preferably 0.1 to 1 nm. If the thickness of the electron transport layer 8 is less than 0.1 nm, it is difficult to control the film thickness, and stable characteristics may not be obtained. On the other hand, when the thickness of the electron transport layer 8 exceeds 5 nm, the sheet resistance becomes excessively high and the current value may be lowered.
- a metal electrode (cathode) 9 is formed above the electron transport layer 8, and when the electron transport layer 8 is not formed, a metal electrode (cathode) 9 is formed above the electron acceptor layer 6 (FIG. 4 ( i)).
- the metal electrode 9 can be formed by evaporating a metal electrode material on the upper surface of the electron transport layer 8 by a method such as a vacuum evaporation method.
- the metal electrode material can be deposited using a shadow mask.
- the thickness of the metal electrode 9 is preferably 50 to 300 nm, more preferably 50 to 100 nm. . If the thickness of the metal electrode 9 is less than 50 nm, the photoelectric conversion layer 7 may be damaged by moisture, oxygen, or the like, and the sheet resistance may be excessively increased. On the other hand, if the thickness of the metal electrode 9 exceeds 300 nm, the time required for forming the metal electrode 9 may become excessively long and the cost may increase.
- the substrate 10 is formed on the upper surface of the metal electrode 9 (FIG. 4J).
- the substrate 10 can be installed on the upper surface of the metal electrode 9 by using, for example, an epoxy resin or an acrylic resin.
- the substrate 10 preferably has the same size and material as the transparent substrate 2, but does not necessarily have to be transparent like the transparent substrate 2.
- the manufacturing method of the organic thin film solar cell of this invention was demonstrated, it is not necessarily limited to such a method, The order of formation of each part etc. is suitably changed in the limit in which the organic thin film solar cell 1 can be manufactured. be able to.
- Example 1 A glass substrate with ITO with a film thickness of 140 nm (plate thickness: 0.7 mm, ITO sheet resistance: 10 ⁇ / ⁇ ) was used in an order of alkaline detergent, ultrapure water, acetone, i-propanol in this order using an ultrasonic cleaner. After washing for 5 minutes, it was washed with ultraviolet ozone for 3 minutes.
- a poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) -polystyrene sulfonate aqueous solution (manufactured by HC starck; trade name “Baytoron P”) was filtered on the transparent electrode using a 0.45 ⁇ m filter.
- the film was applied by spin coating, and dried in the air at 140 ° C. for 10 minutes to form a hole transport layer.
- the film thickness of the hole transport layer was 50 nm.
- the temperature during nanoimprinting was 150 ° C., and the pressure was 1000 N.
- a transparent substrate having an electron donor layer patterned on the surface was placed in a vacuum deposition apparatus, and a shadow mask was placed on the electron donor layer. Thereafter, the inside of the vacuum deposition apparatus was depressurized to 10 ⁇ 3 Pa or less, and fullerene (C 60 ) was deposited (film thickness 240 nm) as an electron acceptor material on the upper surface of the electron donor layer.
- the inside of the vacuum deposition apparatus is again depressurized to 10 ⁇ 3 Pa or less, and aluminum is deposited on the surface of the electron acceptor layer to form a metal.
- An electrode was formed.
- the thickness of the metal electrode was 100 nm.
- the glass substrate was adhere
- the organic thin film solar cell of the present invention is an organic thin film solar cell that is excellent in charge separation efficiency and charge transport efficiency and has high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and is industrially useful. It should be noted that the entire contents of the specification, claims, drawings and abstract of Japanese Patent Application 2010-150500 filed on June 30, 2010 are cited herein as disclosure of the specification of the present invention. Incorporated.
- SYMBOLS 1 Organic thin film solar cell, 2 ... Transparent substrate, 3 ... Transparent electrode (anode), 4 ... Hole transport layer, 5 ... Electron donor layer, 6 ... Electron acceptor layer, 7 ... Photoelectric conversion layer, 8 ... Electron Transport layer, 9 ... Metal electrode (cathode), 10 ... Substrate, 11 ... Mold, 5a, 6a ... Projection, 5b, 6b ... Recess, h ... Hole, e ... Electron, R ... Exciton, S ... Bonding surface
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太陽電池は、現在、シリコンを原料とするシリコン基板太陽電池が主に実用化されているが、シリコン基板太陽電池は原料コストが高く、また高温処理工程が必要となり、プロセスコストが高くなりやすい。
一般に、有機薄膜太陽電池は、例えば図5で示すように、(1)光吸収により励起子Rが生成した後、(2)電子供与体層と電子受容体層との接合面(界面)Sで励起子Rがキャリア対(正孔及び電子)に解離し、(3)解離したキャリア対(正孔h及び電子e)が分離して各電極3、9に到達することで発電が行われる。
一般に、太陽電池全体の面積を大きくすると、光電変換層における電子供与体層、電子受容体層の内部状態を制御し難くなり、電荷移動度を十分に高められず、安定した光電変換効率を得られないという問題もある。
また、前記電子供与体層を構成する電子供与体物質は、芳香環として6員環のみを有する化合物、芳香環として5員環のみを有する化合物、及び、芳香環として5員環と6員環との組み合わせを有する化合物からなる群から選択される1種以上の液晶性有機材料を含むことが好ましい。
本発明の有機薄膜太陽電池は、透明基板に、陽極、光電変換層、陰極及び基板をこの順に備えてなる有機薄膜太陽電池であって、前記光電変換層は、電子供与体層と電子受容体層とからなる規則的な相分離構造を有しており、前記電子受容体層を構成する電子受容体物質及び前記電子供与体層を構成する電子供与体物質の少なくとも一方は、一定方向に配向した液晶性分子を含む液晶性有機材料からなることを特徴とする。
図1に示すように、有機薄膜太陽電池1は、平板状の透明基板2上に、透明電極(陽極)3、正孔輸送層4、電子供与体層5及び電子受容体層6からなる光電変換層7、電子輸送層8、金属電極(陰極)9、及び基板10が順次積層されて構成されている。
電子供与体層5及び電子受容体層6は、それぞれ凸部5a、凸部6aを有するくし歯状に形成されており、透明電極(陽極)3と金属電極(陰極)9との間の領域で、この凸部5aと凸部6aとが対向するように設けられている。そして、電子供与体層5の凸部5aが電子受容体層6の各凹部6bに嵌合し、電子受容体層6の凸部6aが、電子供与体層5の各凹部5bに嵌合することで、対向する透明電極(陽極)3と金属電極(負極)9間に直交する方向に、電子供与体層5の凸部5aと電子受容体層6の凸部6aとが直立し、かつこの電子供与体層5の凸部5aと電子受容体層6の凸部6aとが交互に分離した、規則的な相分離構造を有する光電変換層7が構成されている。
このような規則的な相分離構造は、例えば、下記に述べるナノインプリント方式により、電子供与体層5又は電子受容体層6のいずれか一方の表面にパターン形成することで得ることができる。これにより、励起子Rの発生場所から、電子供与体層5と電子受容体層6との接合面Sまでの距離が、励起子拡散距離との関係で適度な距離となるように、電子供与体層5の間隔d1、電子受容体層6の間隔d2をそれぞれ制御して相分離構造を形成することができる。このため、優れた電荷分離効率を、高い再現性で得ることができる。
芳香環として5員環のみを有する化合物、芳香環として5員環と6員環との組み合わせを有する化合物としては、単環化合物、縮環化合物、縮環重合物があげられる。縮環重合物としては、縮環化合物の単独重合体であっても、共重合体であってもよい。これらのうち、カルコゲン原子を有する単環化合物、縮環化合物、縮環重合物が好ましい。カルコゲン原子を有する単環化合物、縮環化合物、縮環重合物とは、芳香環構造中に炭素原子以外に、酸素原子、硫黄原子、セレン原子またはテルル原子を有するものである。カルコゲン原子としては硫黄原子が好ましい。芳香環内における硫黄原子の数としては、1つまたは2つであることが好ましい。
芳香環には置換基が存在していてもよく、アルキル基、含フッ素アルキル基、フッ素原子があげられる。中でも、アルキル基が好ましい。アルキル基としては、直鎖状、分岐状または環状のアルキル基があげられるが、直鎖状または分岐状のアルキル基が好ましい。アルキル基の炭素数としては、1~24があげられる。中でも、6~16であることが好ましい。
硫黄原子を有する単環化合物としては、チオフェンが挙げられる。硫黄原子を有する縮環化合物としては、ベンゾチアジアゾール、ジチエノベンゾチアジアゾール、チエノチオフェン、チエノピロール、ベンゾジチオフェン、シクロペンタジチオフェン、ジチエノシロール、チアゾロチアゾール、テトラチアフルバレンが挙げられる。
硫黄原子を有する単環重合物としては、ポリチオフェン、チオフェンとフェニレンとの共重合体があげられる。硫黄原子を有する縮環重合物としては、チオフェンとフルオレンとの共重合体、チオフェンとチエノチオフェンとの共重合体、チオフェンとチアゾロチアゾールとの共重合体、チオフェンとチエノチオフェンとの共重合体、シクロペンタジチオフェンとチエノチオフェンとの共重合体、ジチエノシロールとベンゾベンゾチアジアゾールとの共重合体、フルオレンとジチエノベンゾチアジアゾールとの共重合体、フルオレンとベンゾチアジアゾールとの共重合体、ジベンゾシロールとジチエノベンゾチアジアゾールとの共重合体、カルバゾールとジチエノベンゾチアジアゾールとの共重合体、ベンゾジチオフェンとチエノピロールとの共重合体、ベンゾジチオフェンとチエノチオフェンとの共重合体、フルオレンとジチオフェンとの共重合体が挙げられる。なかでも、チオフェンとチエノチオフェンとの共重合体、フルオレンとベンゾチアジアゾールとの共重合体、またはフルオレンとジチオフェンとの共重合体が好ましい。
チオフェンとチエノチオフェンとの共重合体としては、ポリ(2,5-ビス-(3-アルキルチオフェン-2-イル)チエノ[3,2-b]チオフェン)(poly(2,5-bis(3-alkylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene)、フルオレンとベンゾチアジアゾールとの重合体としては、ポリ[(9,9-ジ-n-オクチルフルオレニル-2,7-ジイル)-オルト-(ベンゾ[2,1,3]チアジアゾール-4,8-ジイル])(Poly[(9,9-di―n-octylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-alt-(benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazol-4,8-diyl])、フルオレンとジチオフェンとの共重合体としては、ポリ[(9,9-ジオクチルフルオレニル-2,7-ジイル)-コ-ビチオフェン](Poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-bithiophene])が挙げられる。
またカルコゲン原子を有していない化合物としては、ポリアニリン誘導体、フタロシアニン誘導体、ポルフィリン誘導体が挙げられる。
液晶性有機材料からなる電子供与体層5又は電子受容体層6では、(1)高秩序性の相構造を発現することにより、結晶に近い電荷移動度を示すこと、(2)均一に配向しやすいため、結晶とは異なり、電荷のトラップを生じさせるいわゆるトラップサイトの発生が抑制されること、により光電変換層7における電荷輸送効率の低下を抑制することができる。
一定方向に配向した液晶性分子により、秩序性が高く、電荷が円滑に移動し得る内部構造を得られるため、励起子Rの解離場所から、各電極までの電荷(正孔h、及び電子e)の移動度を向上させることができる。光電変換層7内に効率的な電荷輸送経路を確保し、電荷移動度をより向上させる観点からは、液晶性分子は、透明基板2、及び基板10に対して分子面が平行な方向に配向していることがよい。
液晶分子の配向状態は、主に温度調整によって制御されるため、このような高秩序な内部構造を、短時間で形成することができる。
液晶性を有するチオフェンとチエノチオフェンとの共重合誘導体としては、ポリ(2,5-ビス-(3-アルキルチオフェン-2-イル)チエノ[3,2-b]チオフェン)(poly(2,5-bis(3-alkylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene)が挙げられる。
液晶性を有するチオフェンとフルオレンとの共重合誘導体としては、例えばポリ[(9,9-ジオクチルフルオレニル-2,7-ジイル)コ-ビチオフェン](Poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-bithiophene])が挙げられる。
一方、各電子供与体層5及び電子受容体層6の相分離方向の間隔d1、及びd2が5nm未満であると、接合面Sで分離した電子e及び正孔hが、各電極に到達する前に、他の接合面Sで再結合し易くなり、電荷分離効率がかえって低下するおそれがある。
電子受容体層5及び電子供与体層6の相分離方向の間隔d1、及びd2は、それぞれ独立に好ましくは、5~200nm、より好ましくは10~100nmである。
電子供与体層5の、正孔輸送層4との接触面から電子輸送層8との最近接面までの距離が50nm未満であると、十分な光吸収効果を得られないおそれがある。一方、電子供与体層5の、正孔輸送層4との接触面から電子輸送層8との最近接面までの距離が1000nmを超えると、電荷輸送効率が低下するおそれがある。
電子受容体層6の、電子輸送層8との接触面から正孔輸送層4との最近接面までの距離d4が50nm未満であると、電荷のバランスが乱れるおそれがある。一方、電子受容体層6の、電子輸送層8との接触面から正孔輸送層4との最近接面までの距離が1000nmを超えると、電荷輸送効率が低下するおそれがある。
正孔輸送層4を構成する正孔輸送物質としては、例えば、ポリ(3,4-エチレンジオキシチオフェン)-ポリスチレンスルホネート(PEDOT:PSS)、ポリアニリン、銅フタロシアニン(CuPC)、ポリチオフェニレンビニレン、ポリビニルカルバゾール、ポリパラフェニレンビニレン、ポリメチルフェニルシラン等を用いることができる。これらの中でも、PEDOT:PSSが好ましい。なお、これらは1種のみを用いてもよいし、2種以上を併用してもよい。
電子輸送層8を構成する電子輸送物質としては、例えばリチウムフロライド(LiF)、カルシウム、リチウム、チタン酸化物などを用いることができる。これらの中でもLiF、チタン酸化物などを好適に用いることができる。
まず、透明基板2上に、透明電極(陽極)3を形成する(図3(a))。
透明基板2としては、ガラス基板、又は高分子基板を用いることができる。ガラス基板の場合には、0.3~1.0mmの均一な厚さとしたものを用いることが好ましい。ガラス基板の厚みが0.3mm未満であると、ハンドリングが困難となるおそれがある。一方、ガラス基板の厚みが1.0mmを超えると、光透過性が不十分になったり、基板が重くなり過ぎるおそれがある。高分子基板の場合には、50~300μmの均一な厚さとしたものを用いることが好ましい。高分子基板の厚みが50μm未満であると、基板を透過する酸素や水分の量が増し、光電変換層7が損傷を受けるおそれがある。一方、高分子基板の厚みが300μmを超えると、光透過性が不十分となるおそれがある。
シート抵抗が5Ω/□未満であると、透明電極3に着色が生じ、光電変換層7の光吸収量が低減するおそれがある。
一方、シート抵抗が100Ω/□を超えると、シート抵抗が過多となり、発電効果を得られなくなるおそれがある。
電子供与体層5の表面を、モールド11で押圧してパターン形成する際の温度は、ガラス転移温度以上、ガラス転移温度+60℃以下であることが好ましく、ガラス転移温度+20℃以上、ガラス転移温度+40℃以下であることがより好ましい。
また、モールド11の突起部の形状としては、例えば円錐型、円柱型、正六面体、直方体、半円型、中空円柱型、中空六面体型、ナノ線アレイ等が挙げられる。この中でも、直方体型のモールドは、被成形体に対してパターン形状を安定して形成できるため、好適に用いられる。
モールド11の突起部は、その延設方向に一定の高さで形成されていることがよく、また、各突起部の高さは同一であることがよい。また、モールド11の突起部の幅と凹部の幅とは、それぞれ略同一であることがよい。たとえば、図7に示す形状のモールド11が好ましい。
一方、モールド11のパターン周期が5nm未満の場合には、電子供与体層5の凸部5a及び電子受容体層6の凸部6bの間隔が過度に狭くなり、電子供与体層5及び電子受容体層6との接合面Sで分離した電子と正孔が、他の接合面Sで再結合し易くなり、電荷分離効率をかえって低下させるおそれがある。
例えば、図7に示すモールドを使用する場合、凸部の幅(L)は5~1000nmであることが好ましく、より好ましくは、10~50nmであり、凹部の幅(S)は5~1000nmであることが好ましく、より好ましくは、10~50nmであり、凸部の高さ(H)は50~1000nmであることが好ましく、より好ましくは、100~500nmである。
電子受容体層6の形成方法としては、例えばパターン化された電子供与体層5の上部に、真空蒸着法、スパッタリング等の方法により電子受容体物質を蒸着させるか、又は電子受容体物質を溶媒に溶解させ、スピンコート法、ドクターブレード法等の方法により塗布し、乾燥させて形成することができる。ここで、電子供与体物質の蒸着及び溶媒に溶解させた電子受容体物質の塗布は、シャドウマスクを使用して行うこともできる。
この中でも、電子供与体層5の上面に、電子受容体物質を均一な厚みで成膜する観点、及び電子受容体層6の塗布形成に用いる溶媒に電子供与体物質が溶解し易い場合を考慮すると、真空蒸着法が好ましく用いられる。塗布により形成する場合、乾燥は、例えば120~250℃の温度で1~60分間保持することにより行うことができる。
電子受容体層6を構成する電子受容体物質を液晶性有機材料とする場合には、電子受容体層6を形成させた後に、例えば50~200℃で熱処理を行う。
電子輸送層8の形成方法としては、例えば電子受容体層6の上面に、真空蒸着法、スパッタリング等の方法により電子輸送物質を蒸着させるか、又は電子輸送物質を溶媒に溶解させ、 スピンコート法、ドクターブレード法等の方法により塗布し、乾燥させて形成することができる。この中でも、電子輸送物質を、電子供与体層表面に均一に成膜する観点からは、真空蒸着法が好ましく用いられる。なお、電子輸送物質の蒸着及び溶媒に溶解させた電子輸送物質の塗布は、シャドウマスクを使用して行うこともできる。
電子輸送層8の厚みが0.1nm未満であると、膜厚の制御が困難となり、安定した特性を得られないおそれがある。一方、電子輸送層8の厚みが5nmを超えると、シート抵抗が過度に高くなり、電流値が低下するおそれがある。
金属電極9の形成方法としては、電子輸送層8の上面に、例えば真空蒸着法等の方法により金属電極物質を蒸着させることにより行うことができる。なお、金属電極物質の蒸着は、シャドウマスクを使用して行うこともできる。
基板10は、金属電極9の上面に、例えばエポキシ樹脂、アクリル樹脂等を用いて接着させて設置することができる。
基板10としては、透明基板2と同一の大きさ、材質のものを用いることが好ましいが、必ずしも透明基板2のように透明でなくてもよい。
膜厚140nmのITO付きガラス基板(板厚:0.7mm、ITOのシート抵抗:10Ω/□)を、超音波洗浄機を用い、アルカリ洗剤、超純水、アセトン、i-プロパノールの順にそれぞれ10分間洗浄した後、紫外線オゾンにより3分間洗浄した。
なお、2010年6月30日に出願された日本特許出願2010-150500号の明細書、特許請求の範囲、図面及び要約書の全内容をここに引用し、本発明の明細書の開示として、取り入れるものである。
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- 透明基板に、陽極、光電変換層、陰極及び基板をこの順に備えてなる有機薄膜太陽電池であって、
前記光電変換層は、電子供与体層と電子受容体層とからなる規則的な相分離構造を有しており、
前記電子受容体層を構成する電子受容体物質及び前記電子供与体層を構成する電子供与体物質の少なくとも一方は、一定方向に配向した液晶性分子を含む液晶性有機材料からなることを特徴とする有機薄膜太陽電池。 - 前記電子受容体層及び前記電子供与体層は、それぞれ前記陽極又は前記陰極に互いに対向するくし歯状に形成され、くし歯状の凸部が互いに嵌合されて相分離構造を形成している請求項1に記載の有機薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記電子受容体層及び前記電子供与体層の少なくとも一方は、ナノインプリント方式を用いて形成されている請求項1又は2に記載の有機薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記光電変換層の相分離構造は、対向する電極間に直交する方向に直立した前記電子受容体層と前記電子供与体層とが、交互に分離されてなる請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の有機薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記電子受容体層及び前記電子供与体層の相分離方向の間隔は、それぞれ5~1000nmである請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の有機薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記電子供与体層の前記陽極の主面との最近接面から前記陰極の主面との最近接面までの距離、及び前記電子受容体層の前記陰極の主面との最近接面から前記陽極の主面との最近接面までの距離が、それぞれ50~1000nmである請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の有機薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記陽極と前記電子供与体層との間に正孔輸送層が設けられており、前記陰極と前記電子受容体層との間に電子輸送層が設けられている請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の有機薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記電子供与体層を構成する電子供与体物質は、芳香環として6員環のみを有する化合物、芳香環として5員環のみを有する化合物、及び、芳香環として5員環と6員環との組み合わせを有する化合物からなる群から選択される1種以上の液晶性有機材料を含む請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の有機薄膜太陽電池。
- 透明基板上に陽極電極を形成する工程(a)と、
前記陽極電極上部に、正孔輸送物質を成膜して正孔輸送層を形成する工程(b)と、
前記正孔輸送層上部に、電子供与体物質を成膜して電子供与体層を形成する工程(c)と、
前記電子供与体層上部にナノインプリント方式によってパターンを形成する工程(d)と、
前記パターンが形成された前記電子供与体層上部に、電子受容体物質を成膜して電子受容体層を形成し、光電変換層を形成する工程(e)と、
前記光電変換層上部に電子輸送物質を成膜して電子輸送層を形成する工程(f)と、
前記電子輸送層上部に陰極電極を形成する工程(g)と、
前記陰極電極上部に基板を形成する工程(h)と、を有し、
前記電子供与体物質及び前記電子受容体物質の少なくとも一方を、液晶性分子を含む液晶性有機材料とすることを特徴とする有機薄膜太陽電池の製造方法。 - 前記工程(d)と前記工程(e)の間、又は前記工程(e)と前記工程(f)の間において、液晶性有機材料が液晶性を示す温度で熱処理を行い、前記液晶性分子の配向状態を形成する請求項9に記載の有機薄膜太陽電池の製造方法。
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