Chapter 15. Charge Carrier Photogeneration and Transport in Polymer-Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells

  1. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brütting
  1. I. Riedel1,
  2. M. Pientka1,
  3. V. Dyakonov2

Published Online: 13 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/3527606637.ch15

Book Title

Physics of Organic Semiconductors

Physics of Organic Semiconductors

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How to Cite

Riedel, I., Pientka, M. and Dyakonov, V. (2006) Charge Carrier Photogeneration and Transport in Polymer-Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells, in Physics of Organic Semiconductors (ed W. Brütting), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527606637.ch15

Editor Information

  1. Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, Germany

Author Information

  1. 1

    Energy- and Semiconductor Research Laboratory, University of Oldenburg, Germany

  2. 2

    Experimental Physics (Energy Research), University of Würzburg, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 FEB 2006
  2. Published Print: 9 MAY 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527405503

Online ISBN: 9783527606634

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Keywords:

  • physics of organic semiconductors;
  • transport and devices;
  • charge carrier photogeneration;
  • transport in polymer-fullerene bulk-heterojunction solar cells;
  • photoinduced charge transfer;
  • fullerene composites;
  • photovoltaic characteristics;
  • charge carrier photogeneration efficiency;
  • polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells;
  • electrical transport properties

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Experimental

  • Photoinduced charge transfer in polymer: fullerene composites

  • Photovoltaic characteristics and charge carrier photogeneration efficiency of polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

  • Analysis of the electrical transport properties

    • Illumination intensity dependence

    • Temperature dependence

    • Bulk-heterojunction solar cells with increased absorber thickness

    • Dependence of IPCE on reverse bias

  • Conclusions

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