This work was partially supported by the Commission of the European Community (Project MOLYCELL Contract No. 502783) and the BMBF project EKOS: Förderkennzeichen 03N2023.
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Design Rules for Donors in Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells—Towards 10 % Energy-Conversion Efficiency†
Article first published online: 22 FEB 2006
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200501717
Copyright © 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Scharber, M. C., Mühlbacher, D., Koppe, M., Denk, P., Waldauf, C., Heeger, A. J. and Brabec, C. J. (2006), Design Rules for Donors in Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells—Towards 10 % Energy-Conversion Efficiency. Adv. Mater., 18: 789–794. doi: 10.1002/adma.200501717
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 15 MAR 2006
- Article first published online: 22 FEB 2006
- Manuscript Accepted: 29 DEC 2005
- Manuscript Received: 18 AUG 2005
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Keywords:
- Conducting polymers;
- Conjugated polymers;
- Photovoltaic devices;
- Solar cells, heterojunction
For bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic cells fabricated from conjugated polymers and a fullerene derivative, the relation between the open-circuit voltage (Voc) and the oxidation potential for different conjugated polymers is studied. A linear relation between Voc and the oxidation potential is found (see figure). Based on this relation, the energy-conversion efficiency of a bulk-heterojunction solar cell is derived as a function of the bandgap and the energy levels of the conjugated polymer.