- Title
- Towards the development of a virtual organic solar cell: an experimental and dynamic Monte Carlo study of the role of charge blocking layers and active layer thickness
- Creator
- Feron, K.; Fell, C. J.; Rozanski, L. J.; Gong, B. B.; Nicolaidis, N.; Belcher, W. J.; Zhou, X.; Sesa, E.; King, B. V.; Dastoor, P. C.
- Relation
- Applied Physics Letters Vol. 101, Issue 19
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4767291
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- Monte Carlo (MC) simulations have been used to fully model organic solar cells. The quantum efficiency and short-circuit current of these virtual devices are in excellent agreement with experimental measurements. Simulations show that, contrary to expectation, indium tin oxide/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate)/poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methylester (PCBM)/aluminium devices lack effective charge blocking layers at the electrode interfaces. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profiling shows that despite a PCBM-rich region near the cathode, interface intermixing at the electrodes combined with incomplete PCBM coverage leads to significant interface recombination. This work highlights the effectiveness of MC simulations as a predictive tool and emphasizes the need to control electrode interface processes.
- Subject
- cathodes; conducting polymers; Monte Carlo methods; short-circuit currents; solar cells; X-ray photoelectron spectra
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1051257
- Identifier
- uon:15263
- Identifier
- ISSN:0003-6951
- Rights
- © American Institute of Physics
- Language
- eng
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