A bicontinuous double gyroid hybrid solar cell

Nano Lett. 2009 Aug;9(8):2807-12. doi: 10.1021/nl803174p.

Abstract

We report the first successful application of an ordered bicontinuous gyroid semiconducting network in a hybrid bulk heterojunction solar cell. The freestanding gyroid network is fabricated by electrochemical deposition into the 10 nm wide voided channels of a self-assembled, selectively degradable block copolymer film. The highly ordered pore structure is ideal for uniform infiltration of an organic hole transporting material, and solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells only 400 nm thick exhibit up to 1.7% power conversion efficiency. This patterning technique can be readily extended to other promising heterojunction systems and is a major step toward realizing the full potential of self-assembly in the next generation of device technologies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Electric Power Supplies*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Nanotechnology*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Semiconductors
  • Solar Energy*

Substances

  • Polymers