The application of oxide buffer layers for improved carrier extraction is ubiquitous in organic electronics. However, the performance is highly susceptible to processing conditions. Notably, the interface stability and electronic structure is extremely sensitive to the uptake of ambient water. In this study we use density functional theory calculations to asses the effects of adsorbed water on the electronic structure of MoOx, in the context of polymer-fullerene solar cells based on PCDTBT. We obtain excellent agreement with experimental values of the ionization potential for pristine MoO3 (010). We find that IP and EA values can vary by as much as 2.5 eV depending on the oxidation state of the surface and that adsorbed water can either increase or decrease the IP and EA depending on the concentration of surface water.
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7 December 2015
Research Article|
December 10 2015
Band energy control of molybdenum oxide by surface hydration
Keith T. Butler;
Keith T. Butler
a)
1
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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Rachel Crespo-Otero
;
Rachel Crespo-Otero
2
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University London
, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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John Buckeridge;
John Buckeridge
3
University College London, Kathleen Lonsdale Materials Chemistry
, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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David O. Scanlon;
David O. Scanlon
3
University College London, Kathleen Lonsdale Materials Chemistry
, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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Edward Bovill;
Edward Bovill
4Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Sheffield
, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH, United Kingdom
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David Lidzey;
David Lidzey
4Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Sheffield
, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH, United Kingdom
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Aron Walsh
Aron Walsh
1
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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Keith T. Butler
1,a)
Rachel Crespo-Otero
2
John Buckeridge
3
David O. Scanlon
3
Edward Bovill
4
David Lidzey
4
Aron Walsh
1
1
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
2
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University London
, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
3
University College London, Kathleen Lonsdale Materials Chemistry
, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
4Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Sheffield
, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH, United Kingdom
a)
Electronic mail: [email protected]
Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 231605 (2015)
Article history
Received:
September 17 2015
Accepted:
November 27 2015
Citation
Keith T. Butler, Rachel Crespo-Otero, John Buckeridge, David O. Scanlon, Edward Bovill, David Lidzey, Aron Walsh; Band energy control of molybdenum oxide by surface hydration. Appl. Phys. Lett. 7 December 2015; 107 (23): 231605. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937460
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