Polyaniline (PAni) films obtained by means of pulsed potentiostatic electropolymerization were used as hole-transporting layer in organic photovoltaic devices. PAni films were deposited onto Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) from an acid solution containing 0.1 M aniline monomer at pulsed potentials of 1 V and 1.5V. The PAni films were characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Cyclic voltammetry and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The active layer of poly[2-methoxy-5-(3’,7’-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MDMO-PPV) and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) was spin coated onto PAni films to obtain the ITO/PAni/MDMO-PPV_PCBM/Al photovoltaic device structures. The power conversion efficiency (η) of multilayered devices was evaluated by current density-voltage (J-V) curves. The results indicate that devices obtained with PAni films exhibit a 4-fold increase in conversion efficiency compared to devices without PAni films.
Polyaniline; pulsed potentiostatic electropolymerization; conductive layer; organic photovoltaics
