Enhanced dissociation of charge-transfer states in narrow band gap polymer:fullerene solar cells processed with 1,8-octanedithiol

Moet DJD, Lenes M, Morana M, Azimi H, Brabec C, Blom PWM (2010)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2010

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Book Volume: 96

Article Number: 213506

Journal Issue: 21

DOI: 10.1063/1.3435468

Abstract

The improved photovoltaic performance of narrow band gap polymer:fullerene solar cells processed from solutions containing small amounts of 1,8-octanedithiol is analyzed by modeling of the experimental photocurrent. In contrast to devices that are spin coated from pristine chlorobenzene, these cells do not produce a recombination-limited photocurrent. Modeling of the experimental data reveals that a sixfold reduction in the decay rate of photogenerated bound electron-hole pairs can account for the marked increase in short-circuit current density and fill factor. At short-circuit conditions, the dissociation probability of bound pairs is found to increase from 48% to 70%. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.

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Moet, D.J.D., Lenes, M., Morana, M., Azimi, H., Brabec, C., & Blom, P.W.M. (2010). Enhanced dissociation of charge-transfer states in narrow band gap polymer:fullerene solar cells processed with 1,8-octanedithiol. Applied Physics Letters, 96(21). https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3435468

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Moet, D. J. D., et al. "Enhanced dissociation of charge-transfer states in narrow band gap polymer:fullerene solar cells processed with 1,8-octanedithiol." Applied Physics Letters 96.21 (2010).

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