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Systematic Process Development for Optimization of Manufacturable Organic Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2012

J. A. Weiss ,
L. Zhu ,
P. N. Kariuki ,
B. Arfaei ,
W. E. Jones Jr.  and
P. Borgesen
J. A. Weiss
Affiliation:
System Science and Industrial Engineering Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal, NY 13850 U.S.A.
L. Zhu
Affiliation:
System Science and Industrial Engineering Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal, NY 13850 U.S.A.
P. N. Kariuki
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal, NY 13850 U.S.A.
B. Arfaei
Affiliation:
System Science and Industrial Engineering Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal, NY 13850 U.S.A.
W. E. Jones Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal, NY 13850 U.S.A.
P. Borgesen
Affiliation:
System Science and Industrial Engineering Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal, NY 13850 U.S.A.
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Abstract

The commercial viability of solar power will depend on a careful balance of reliability, efficiency, and overall cost. A systematic approach to the optimization of the latter two for the case of organic solar cells is outlined. This relies among other on the development of a detailed understanding of the charge generation process and the systematic application of analytical tools such as UV-vis, photoluminescence, lifetime measurements, and current-voltage (I-V) curves.

Keywords

organicdefectsabsorption
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1390: Symposium H/I – Organic Photovoltaics–Materials to Devices , 2012 , mrsf11-1390-h13-30
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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