Influence of the solvent on the crystal structure of PCBM and the efficiency of MDMO-PPV:PCBM 'plastic' solar cells

Minze T Rispens; Auke Meetsma; Roman Rittberger; Christoph J Brabec; N Serdar Sariciftci; Jan C Hummelen

doi:10.1039/b305988j

Influence of the solvent on the crystal structure of PCBM and the efficiency of MDMO-PPV:PCBM 'plastic' solar cells

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Sep 7:(17):2116-8. doi: 10.1039/b305988j.

Authors

Minze T Rispens¹, Auke Meetsma, Roman Rittberger, Christoph J Brabec, N Serdar Sariciftci, Jan C Hummelen

Affiliation

¹ Molecular Electronics, MSCplus, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.

PMID: 13678159
DOI: 10.1039/b305988j

Abstract

Two crystal structures of PCBM, obtained from different crystallisation solvents, are presented; a proposed link with solvent dependence of the efficiency of MDMO-PPV:PCBM solar cells is described.