• DocumentCode
    733470
  • Title

    Photovoltaic polymer-fullerene blends: Terahertz carrier dynamics and device performance

  • Author

    Zuanming Jin ; Gehrig, Dominik ; Dyer-Smith, Clare ; Heilweil, Edwin J. ; Laquai, Frederic ; Bonn, Mischa ; Turchinovich, Dmitry

  • Author_Institution
    Max Planck Inst. for Polymer Res., Mainz, Germany
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Ultrafast THz spectroscopy of photovoltaic polymer-fullerene blends PTB7:PC70BM and P3HT:PC70BM reveals differences in conductivity lifetimes and quantum yields, well correlated with different power conversion efficiencies of photovoltaic devices utilizing these compounds.
  • Keywords
    fullerenes; high-speed optical techniques; infrared detectors; optical polymers; optical testing; photodetectors; terahertz wave spectra; terahertz waves; C; conductivity lifetimes; photovoltaic polymer-fullerene blends; power conversion efficiencies; quantum yields; terahertz carrier dynamics; ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy; Performance evaluation; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic systems; Polymers; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183909