The impact of dipolar layers on the electronic properties of organic/inorganic hybrid interfaces

E Zojer, TC Taucher… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of dipolar layers determines the functionality of most technologically relevant
interfaces. The present contribution reviews how periodic dipole assemblies modify the …

Efficient molecular doping of polymeric semiconductors driven by anion exchange

Y Yamashita, J Tsurumi, M Ohno, R Fujimoto… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The efficiency with which polymeric semiconductors can be chemically doped—and the
charge carrier densities that can thereby be achieved—is determined primarily by the …

Inorganic–organic interfaces in hybrid solar cells

J Niederhausen, KA Mazzio… - Electronic …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review, we present important concepts to describe inorganic–organic interfaces in
hybrid solar cells. We discuss the formation of hybrid interfaces, provide an introduction to …

Ohmic transition at contacts key to maximizing fill factor and performance of organic solar cells

JK Tan, RQ Png, C Zhao, PKH Ho - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
While thermodynamic detailed balance limits the maximum power conversion efficiency of a
solar cell, the quality of its contacts can further limit the actual efficiency. The criteria for good …

Improving organic photovoltaic cells by forcing electrode work function well beyond onset of Ohmic transition

C Zhao, CG Tang, ZL Seah, QM Koh, LL Chua… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
As electrode work function rises or falls sufficiently, the organic semiconductor/electrode
contact reaches Fermi-level pinning, and then, few tenths of an electron-volt later, Ohmic …

Interfaces of (ultra) thin polymer films in organic electronics

Q Bao, S Braun, C Wang, X Liu… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this short review the energy level alignment of interfaces involving solution‐processed
conjugated polymer (and soluble small molecules) films is described. Some general …

Energy Level Alignment at Metal/Solution‐Processed Organic Semiconductor Interfaces

A Atxabal, S Braun, T Arnold, X Sun, S Parui… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Energy barriers between the metal Fermi energy and the molecular levels of organic
semiconductor devoted to charge transport play a fundamental role in the performance of …

Energy level bending in ultrathin polymer layers obtained through Langmuir–Shäfer deposition

Q Bao, S Fabiano, M Andersson… - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The semiconductor–electrode interface impacts the function and the performance of (opto)
electronic devices. For printed organic electronics the electrode surface is not atomically …

Effects of Planarization of the Triphenylamine Unit on the Electronic and Transport Properties of Triarylamine–Fluorene Copolymers in Both Doped and Undoped …

QM Koh, NS Mazlan, QJ Seah, JC Yang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Triarylamine-alt-fluorene (TAF) copolymers are widely used for hole injection and transport
in organic electronics. Despite suggestions to planarize the triphenylamine moiety, little …

Evaluation of built‐in potential and loss mechanisms at contacts in organic solar cells: Device model parameterization, validation, and prediction

B Liu, RQ Png, JK Tan, PKH Ho - Advanced Energy Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Maximizing the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells requires the simultaneous
optimization of its short‐circuit current density, fill factor, and open‐circuit voltage Voc …