Loss Mechanisms in Solution-Processed Small Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
Author | : Christopher Michael Proctor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781339218281 |
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Using a combination of electrical characterization techniques, it was found that two of the primary loss mechanisms in solar cells made from solution processed small molecules include field dependent generation and the recombination of free charge carriers. While field dependent generation is a significant loss mechanism in some cases, it was shown that it can also be completely overcome by careful control of the film morphology. The reduction of field dependent generation was found to be correlated with progressively purer and more ordered domains within the small molecule film.