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@inbook{Benson-Smith:2008:10.1142/9781848161542_0007,
author = {Benson-Smith, JJ and Nelson, J},
booktitle = {Nanostructured And Photoelectrochemical Systems For Solar Photon Conversion},
doi = {10.1142/9781848161542_0007},
pages = {453--501},
title = {Organic donor-acceptor heterojunction solar cells},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9781848161542_0007},
year = {2008}
}
TY - CHAP
AB - The following sections are included: • Introduction • The case for plastic photovoltaic material • Properties of molecular semiconductors and comparisons with conventional semiconductors • Basic principles of photovoltaic conversion in organic materials • Fundamental processes in organic semiconductors • Molecular photovoltaic device types • Donor-acceptor bilayer devices • Donor-acceptor bulk heterojunction devices • Principles of bulk heterojunction devices • Progress with polymer: fullerene bulk heterojunction devices • Progress with polymer: polymer bulk heterojunction devices • Hybrid polymer: inorganic nanostructure bulk heterojunction devices • Relationship between material and device parameters and photovoltaic performance • Device physics of molecular heterojunction solar cells • Charge-generation term • Charge-transport term • Charge-recombination term • Goals for improved device performance • Challenges • Increasing light absorption • Increasing the open-circuit voltage by control of interfacial energy levels • Improving charge transport • Optimising morphology • Improving electrodes • Improving device stability • Summary • Acknowledgements • References.
AU - Benson-Smith,JJ
AU - Nelson,J
DO - 10.1142/9781848161542_0007
EP - 501
PY - 2008///
SP - 453
TI - Organic donor-acceptor heterojunction solar cells
T1 - Nanostructured And Photoelectrochemical Systems For Solar Photon Conversion
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9781848161542_0007
ER -
Jenny Nelson
Professor of Physics
1007, Huxley Building
South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ