Solar cells utilizing small molecular weight organic semiconductors

BP Rand, J Genoe, P Heremans… - Progress in …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we focus on the field of organic photovoltaic cells based on small molecular
weight materials. In particular, we discuss the physical processes that lead to photocurrent …

Interfacial degradation in organic optoelectronics

A Turak - RSC advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
After efficiency, lifetime is the second most important parameter for organic devices.
Interfaces play a major role in that lifetime. This article reviews the current state of the art with …

Review on performance analysis of P3HT: PCBM-based bulk heterojunction organic solar cells

IC Ghosekar, GC Patil - Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to their low production costs, small weight, printability, solution processing, and the
possibility of using flexible substrates, organic solar cells (OSCs) exhibit strong potential to …

On the role of bathocuproine in organic photovoltaic cells

H Gommans, B Verreet, BP Rand… - Advanced functional …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of bathocuproine (BCP) on the optical and electrical properties of organic planar
heterojunction photovoltaic cells is quantified by current–voltage characterization under 1 …

Higher manganese silicide nanowires of nowotny chimney ladder phase

JM Higgins, AL Schmitt, IA Guzei… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - ACS Publications
We report the synthesis, structural identification, and electrical properties of the first one-
dimensional (1-D) nanomaterials of a semiconducting higher manganese silicide (MnSi2− x) …

Effect of buffer layers on the performance of organic photovoltaic cells based on copper phthalocyanine and C60

N Wang, J Yu, Y Zang, J Huang, Y Jiang - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2010 - Elsevier
The interface formed between fullerene (C60) and cathode is a potential limiting factor to the
performance of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells based on copper phthalocyanine …

[HTML][HTML] High photoelectric conversion efficiency of metal phthalocyanine/fullerene heterojunction photovoltaic device

CF Lin, M Zhang, SW Liu, TL Chiu, JH Lee - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces the fundamental physical characteristics of organic photovoltaic (OPV)
devices. Photoelectric conversion efficiency is crucial to the evaluation of quality in OPV …

Signature of helimagnetic ordering in single-crystal MnSi nanowires

JM Higgins, R Ding, JP DeGrave, S Jin - Nano letters, 2010 - ACS Publications
We report the synthesis, structural characterization, and magnetotransport of single-
crystalline nanowires of manganese monosilicide, MnSi. Bulk MnSi has unusual magnetic …

Effects of cathode buffer layers on the efficiency of bulk-heterojunction solar cells

CC Chang, CF Lin, JM Chiou, TH Ho, Y Tai… - Applied Physics …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The effects of cathode buffer layers on the bulk-heterojunction solar cells are investigated.
Comparing with the device without buffer layer, obvious enhancements of V oc from 0.38 to …

Origin of the Kink in Current-Density Versus Voltage Curves and Efficiency Enhancement of Polymer-C Heterojunction Solar Cells

FA de Castro, J Heier, F Nüesch… - IEEE journal of selected …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current-voltage (JV) curves of photovoltaic devices can reveal important microscopic
phenomena when parameterization is properly related to physical processes. Here, we …