Mapping local photocurrents in polymer/fullerene solar cells with photoconductive atomic force microscopy

DC Coffey, OG Reid, DB Rodovsky… - Nano …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The performance of organic solar cells is highly dependent on film morphology. However,
directly correlating local film structures with device performance remains challenging. We …

Time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy of polymer solar cells

DC Coffey, DS Ginger - Nature materials, 2006 - nature.com
Blends of conjugated polymers with fullerenes, polymers, or nanocrystals make promising
materials for low-cost photovoltaic applications. Different processing conditions affect the …

Characterizing morphology in bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic systems

R Giridharagopal, DS Ginger - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Organic semiconductors are an alternative to inorganic materials in solar cell applications.
While the efficiencies of organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have been improving rapidly, they are …

Intensity-modulated scanning Kelvin probe microscopy for probing recombination in organic photovoltaics

G Shao, MS Glaz, F Ma, H Ju, DS Ginger - ACS nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
We study surface photovoltage decays on sub-millisecond time scales in organic solar cells
using intensity-modulated scanning Kelvin probe microscopy (SKPM). Using …

Phase separation of binary blends in polymer nanoparticles

T Kietzke, D Neher, M Kumke, O Ghazy, U Ziener… - Small, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer blends in nanoparticles have been studied by transmission electron microscopy
(TEM) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The TEM studies show that blend …

Near-field microscopy: throwing light on the nanoworld

D Richards - … Transactions of the Royal Society of …, 2003 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Optical microscopy with nanoscale resolution, beyond that which is possible with
conventional diffraction–limited microscopy, may be achieved by scanning a nanoantenna …

Origin of nanoscale variations in photoresponse of an organic solar cell

BH Hamadani, S Jung, PM Haney, LJ Richter… - Nano …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Photogenerated charge transport in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells is strongly
dependent on the active layer nanomorphology resulting from phase segregation. Here, we …

The resurgence of organic photovoltaics

I Ierides, A Zampetti, F Cacialli - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Recent developments of nonfullerene acceptors revolutionised organic
photovoltaics.•Mixing nonfullerene and fullerene acceptors boosts efficiency in ternary …

High‐resolution morphological and electrical characterisation of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells by scanning probe microscopy

O Douheret, A Swinnen, S Bertho… - Progress in …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
State‐of‐the‐art organic bulk heterojunction (BH) solar cells, also called excitonic solar
cells, are based on intimate mixtures of donor and acceptor organic materials of which the …

[HTML][HTML] New SPM techniques for analyzing OPV materials

R Giridharagopal, G Shao, C Groves, DS Ginger - Materials Today, 2010 - Elsevier
Organic solar cells hold promise as an economical means of harvesting solar energy due to
their ease of production and processing. However, the efficiency of such organic …