Capacitance Spectroscopy for Quantifying Recombination Losses in Nonfullerene Small-Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Brus, VV; Proctor, CM; Ran, NA; Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

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3575471

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Journal Article

Year

2016

HERO ID 3575471
In Press No
Year 2016
Title Capacitance Spectroscopy for Quantifying Recombination Losses in Nonfullerene Small-Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
Authors Brus, VV; Proctor, CM; Ran, NA; Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
Volume 6
Issue 11
Abstract The light intensity dependence of the main photoelectrical parameters of the nonfullerene small-molecule bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells p-DTS(FBTTh2)(2):perylene diimide (T1:PDI) shows that the nongeminate recombination losses play an important role in this system. A simple approach for the quantitative analysis of capacitance spectroscopy data of the organic BHJ solar cells, which allows to determine the density of free charge carriers as a function of applied bias under standard working conditions, is demonstrated. Using the proposed capacitance spectroscopic technique, the nongeminate recombination losses in the T1: PDI solar cells are quantitatively characterized in the scope of the bimolecular-and trap-assisted recombination mechanisms. Their contributions are separately analyzed within a wide range of the applied bias.
Doi 10.1002/aenm.201502250
Wosid WOS:000379311500005
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Comments Journal:ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS 1614-6832
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