Ambipolar organic semiconductor blends for photovoltaic cells

Andreas Opitz; Markus Bronner; Julia Wagner; Marcel Götzenbrugger; Wolfgang Brütting

doi:10.1117/12.780998

5 May 2008 Ambipolar organic semiconductor blends for photovoltaic cells

Andreas Opitz, Markus Bronner, Julia Wagner, Marcel Götzenbrugger, Wolfgang Brütting

Proceedings Volume 7002, Photonics for Solar Energy Systems II; 70020J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780998
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2008, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

One material system of interest for photovoltaic cells is the combination of the p-conducting copper-phthalo-cyanine (CuPc) and the n-conducting fullerene (C₆₀) as donor and acceptor materials, respectively. Therefore the transport properties for diodes containing neat and blended organic films are analysed in the space charge limited current regime. The charge carrier mobilities are found to decrease upon dilution of the respective conducting phase by the other species. Photovoltaic cells can be realised with bilayered or blended organic donor/acceptor films. The influence of both photo-active layer types on the electronic structure and the open circuit voltage is investigated. From photoelectron spectroscopy a higher open circuit voltage is predicted for bilayered solar cells. Due to mixing of the organic materials the intermolecular gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital of the donor and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of the acceptor is reduced. This prediction is proven true by photocurrent measurements.

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Andreas Opitz, Markus Bronner, Julia Wagner, Marcel Götzenbrugger, and Wolfgang Brütting "Ambipolar organic semiconductor blends for photovoltaic cells", Proc. SPIE 7002, Photonics for Solar Energy Systems II, 70020J (5 May 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780998

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