Dominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on ZnPc and C60

We investigate the dominating recombination mechanisms in bulk heterojunction solar cells, using a blend of ZnPc and C<sub>60</sub> as model system. Analyzing the open-circuit voltage (V<sub>oc</sub>) as a function of illumination intensity, we find that trap-assisted recombi...

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Main Authors: Tress, W, Leo, K, Riede, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2013
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description We investigate the dominating recombination mechanisms in bulk heterojunction solar cells, using a blend of ZnPc and C<sub>60</sub> as model system. Analyzing the open-circuit voltage (V<sub>oc</sub>) as a function of illumination intensity, we find that trap-assisted recombination dominates for low light intensities, whereas at 1 sun, direct/bimolecular recombination becomes important. The recombination parameters are not significantly influenced by the blend mixing ratio and are also valid for injected charges. By changing the hole transport layer, recombination at the contact is separately identified as further mechanism reducing V<sub>oc</sub> at higher light intensities. <em>© 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.</em>
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spelling oxford-uuid:c2031ed3-3ad4-41e7-92eb-0d2488183cd12022-03-27T06:05:54ZDominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on ZnPc and C60Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c2031ed3-3ad4-41e7-92eb-0d2488183cd1EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordAIP Publishing LLC2013Tress, WLeo, KRiede, MWe investigate the dominating recombination mechanisms in bulk heterojunction solar cells, using a blend of ZnPc and C<sub>60</sub> as model system. Analyzing the open-circuit voltage (V<sub>oc</sub>) as a function of illumination intensity, we find that trap-assisted recombination dominates for low light intensities, whereas at 1 sun, direct/bimolecular recombination becomes important. The recombination parameters are not significantly influenced by the blend mixing ratio and are also valid for injected charges. By changing the hole transport layer, recombination at the contact is separately identified as further mechanism reducing V<sub>oc</sub> at higher light intensities. <em>© 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.</em>
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Dominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on ZnPc and C60
title Dominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on ZnPc and C60
title_full Dominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on ZnPc and C60
title_fullStr Dominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on ZnPc and C60
title_full_unstemmed Dominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on ZnPc and C60
title_short Dominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on ZnPc and C60
title_sort dominating recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells based on znpc and c60
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