Morphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices

We present a compositional analysis of the phase separation, nano-structure and electrical performance of blended hole-accepting and electron-accepting polyfluorene derivatives, in films and in photovoltaic devices. We use varying molecular weights to vary the thin film morphology, without altering...

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Main Authors: Snaith, H, Friend, R
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Published: 2004
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description We present a compositional analysis of the phase separation, nano-structure and electrical performance of blended hole-accepting and electron-accepting polyfluorene derivatives, in films and in photovoltaic devices. We use varying molecular weights to vary the thin film morphology, without altering the blend composition. We show that photoluminescence quenching is insensitive to variations in the blend morphology but the photovoltaic quantum yield is strongly dependent on morphology. This indicates that charge transport, and not charge generation, is the factor that limits device performance. We develop a model for the charge transport within a meso-scale phase separated film and estimate the distance which charges can travel within the minor component of each phase. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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spelling oxford-uuid:27ed509c-845f-4020-813b-276fa532fedf2022-03-26T12:09:45ZMorphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devicesConference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:27ed509c-845f-4020-813b-276fa532fedfSymplectic Elements at Oxford2004Snaith, HFriend, RWe present a compositional analysis of the phase separation, nano-structure and electrical performance of blended hole-accepting and electron-accepting polyfluorene derivatives, in films and in photovoltaic devices. We use varying molecular weights to vary the thin film morphology, without altering the blend composition. We show that photoluminescence quenching is insensitive to variations in the blend morphology but the photovoltaic quantum yield is strongly dependent on morphology. This indicates that charge transport, and not charge generation, is the factor that limits device performance. We develop a model for the charge transport within a meso-scale phase separated film and estimate the distance which charges can travel within the minor component of each phase. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Morphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices
title Morphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices
title_full Morphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices
title_fullStr Morphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices
title_full_unstemmed Morphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices
title_short Morphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices
title_sort morphological dependence of charge generation and transport in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices
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