• DocumentCode
    3102261
  • Title

    Detecting free carriers in organic photovoltaic systems: Time-resolved microwave conductivity

  • Author

    Rumbles, Garry ; Kopidakis, Nikos ; Coffey, David ; Ferguson, Andrew ; Dayal, Smita ; Reid, Obadiah

  • Author_Institution
    Chem. & Mater. Sci. Center, Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    7-9 Dec. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    In here we report on using flash photolysis, time-resolved microwave conductivity (fp-TRMC) as a tool for detecting the fate of mobile charge carriers. This spectroscopy does not require electrodes and can therefore focus attention on the active components of the donor- acceptor system and provide insight into the heart of OPV device functionality.
  • Keywords
    high-frequency effects; photolysis; solar cells; time resolved spectra; active components; donor-acceptor system; flash photolysis; free carriers; mobile charge carriers; organic photovoltaic device functionality; organic photovoltaic systems; spectroscopy; time-resolved microwave conductivity; Chemistry; Excitons; Photovoltaic systems; Plastics; Radiative recombination; USA Councils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), 2011 International
  • Conference_Location
    College Park, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1755-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISDRS.2011.6135396
  • Filename
    6135396