Structural Factors That Affect the Performance of Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Koen Vandewal, Scott Himmelberger, Alberto Salleo

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Abstract

The performance of polymer:fullerene solar cells is strongly affected by the active layer morphology and polymer microstructure. In this Perspective, we review ongoing research on how structural factors influence the photogeneration and collection of charge carriers as well as charge carrier recombination and the related open-circuit voltage. We aim to highlight unexplored research opportunities and provide some guidelines for the synthesis of new conjugated polymers for high-efficiency solar cells. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6379-6387
Number of pages9
JournalMacromolecules
Volume46
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 29 2013
Externally publishedYes

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