Inkjet printing was used for the preparation of ternary polymer/polymer/fullerene layers for organic solar cell application, as part of a combinatorial setup for the preparation and characterization of thin-film libraries. Poly(phenylene-ethynylene)-alt-poly(phenylene-vinylene) (PPE-alt-PPV) and poly(diketopyrrolopyrrole-alt-fluorene) (P(DPP-alt-F)) were systematically blended with poly(3-octylthiophene) (P3OT) and investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy to improve the photon harvesting by extending the absorption range. The blends with the broadest absorption range (20 and 40 wt % of PPE-alt-PPV and P(DPP-alt-F), respectively) were mixed with mono(1-[3-(methoxycarbonyl)propyl]-1-phenyl)-[6,6]C61 (PCBM). The blend with the low band gap polymer P(DPP-alt-F) revealed the most extended absorption, which ranges over the whole visible spectrum (350 to 750 nm). The mixing with PCBM (ratio 1/3) led to an optimal emission quenching and revealed a smooth film formation. In this contribution, we show that the combinatorial screening using inkjet printing represents an effective, time- and material-saving workflow for the investigation of polymer blend libraries, which is of high interest for the development of new materials for active layers in organic photovoltaics.
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