Determining the internal quantum efficiency of highly efficient polymer solar cells through optical modeling

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Slooff, L H ^b   Veenstra, S C ^a   Kroon, J M ^b   Moet, D J D ^a,c   Sweelssen, J ^b   Koetse, M M ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; THIOPHENE;

FLUORENE; OPTICAL MODELING; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE RINGS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34047245619     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2718488     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. C. K. Chiang, C. R. Fincher, Jr., Y. W. Park, A. J. Heeger, H. Shirikawa, E. J. Louis, S. C. Gau, and A. G. MacDiarmid, Phys. Rev. Lett. 39, 1098 (1977).
2. J.-M. Nunzi, C. R. Phys. 3, 523 (2002).
3. M. A. Green, K. Emery, D. L. King, Y. Hishikawa, and W. Warta, Prog. Photovoltaics 14, 455 (2006).
4. M. Svensson, F. Zhang, S. C. Veenstra, W. J. H. Verhees, J. C. Hummelen, J. M. Kroon, O. Inganäs, and M. R. Andersson, Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 15, 988 (2003).
5. F. Zhang, K. G. Jespersen, C. Björström, M. Svensson, M. R. Andersson, V. Sundström, K. Magnusson, E. Moons, A. Yartsev, and O. Inganäs, Adv. Funct. Mater. 16, 667 (2006).
6. R. Pacios, D. D. C. Bradley, J. Nelson, and C. J. Brabec, Synth. Met. 137, 1469 (2003).
7. Q. Zhou, Q. Hou, L. Zheng, X. Deng, G. Yu, and Y. Cao, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 1653 (2004).
8. D. J. D. Moet, L. H. Slooff, J. M. Kroon, S. S. Chevtchenko, J. Loos, M. M. Koetse, J. Sweelssen, and S. C. Veenstra, Proceedings of the MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, (MRS, Warrendale, PA, 2006), 974E, CC03-09.
9. L. J. A. Koster, V. D. Mihailetchi, and P. W. M. Blom, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 052104 (2006).
10. C. Waldauf, P. Schilinsky, J. Hauch, and C. J. Brabec, Thin Solid Films 451-452, 503 (2004).
11. E. A. Katz, D. Faiman, S. M. Tuladhar, J. M. Kroon, M. M. Wienk, T. Fromherz, F. Padinger, C. J. Brabec, and N. S. Sariciftci, J. Appl. Phys. 90, 5343 (2001).
12. H. Hoppe, N. Arnold, N. S. Sariciftci, and D. Meissner, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 80, 105 (2003).
13. H. Hoppe, N. Arnold, D. Meissner, and N. S. Sariciftci, Thin Solid Films 451-452, 589 (2004).
14. N.-K. Persson, H. Arwin, and O. Inganas, J. Appl. Phys. 97, 034503 (2005).
15. J. A. Woollam, B. Johs, C. M. Herzinger, J. Hilfiker, R. Synowicki, and C. L. Bungay, Proc. SPIE CR72, 3 (1999).
16. N.-K. Persson, M. Schubert, and O. Inganäs, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 83, 169 (2004).
17. W. Theiss, Hard- and Software, Dr.-Bernhard-Klein-Str. 110, D-52078 Aachen, Germany (www.mtheiss.com).
18. O. S. Heavens, Optical Properties of Thin Solid Films (Dover, New York, 1991).