Transient measurements of carrier relaxation time and density in the P3HT:PCBM organic photovoltaic cell

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作者
Kouhestani, Camron [1 ]
Nguyen, Duc D. [2 ]
Kambour, Kenneth E. [3 ]
Devine, Roderick A. B. [4 ]
Chen, Johnny [5 ]
Li, Gang [5 ]
Yang, Yang [5 ]
机构
[1] TEAM Technol Inc, Albuquerque, NM 87123 USA
[2] COSMIAC, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA
[3] Leidos, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA
[4] Think Strategically, Albuquerque, NM 87111 USA
[5] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 2015年 / 33卷 / 03期
关键词
SOLAR-CELLS; EFFICIENCY; RECOMBINATION; VOLTAGE; ORIGIN;
D O I
10.1116/1.4918674
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The authors have used transient photovoltage measurements to evaluate carrier relaxation times (s) in P3HT:PCBM based photocells over a wide range of open circuit voltages. Satisfactory agreement is found with data obtained by low frequency impedance measurements. The authors find the differential capacitance measurements yield data consistent with the theoretical value expected based on Langevin recombination. The Langevin coefficient is three orders of magnitude smaller than the theoretical one. For the low light levels, the relaxation time variation is determined by the RC time constant behavior of the photodiode. (C) 2015 American Vacuum Society.
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