Nongeminate Recombination in Organic Solar Cells

被引:64
作者
Goehler, Clemens [1 ]
Wagenpfahl, Alexander [1 ]
Deibel, Carsten [1 ]
机构
[1] Tech Univ Chemnitz, Inst Phys, D-09126 Chemnitz, Germany
来源
ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS | 2018年 / 4卷 / 10期
关键词
charge carrier recombination; organic semiconductors; organic solar cells; photovoltaics; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; CHARGE-TRANSFER STATES; ENERGY-GAP LAW; REDUCED BIMOLECULAR RECOMBINATION; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRON-TRANSFER; FIELD-ASSISTED DISSOCIATION; HOT EXCITON DISSOCIATION; DETAILED BALANCE LIMIT; P-N-JUNCTIONS; RADIATIONLESS TRANSITIONS;
D O I
10.1002/aelm.201700505
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Organic solar cells are still very interesting contenders for the mass production of low-cost photovoltaics. However, the gap between the power conversion efficiency of ideal solar cells-the thermodynamic Shockley-Queisser limit-and state-of-the-art organic photovoltaic devices is larger than for other current technologies. In this review, an overview of the dominant loss mechanism limiting this solar cell class is presented: nongeminate, nonradiative recombination of charge carriers.
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