Microcrystalline organic thin-film solar cells

Bregt Verreet, Paul Heremans, Andre Stesmans, Barry P. Rand

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Abstract

Microcrystalline organic films with tunable thickness are produced directly on an indium-tin-oxide substrate, by crystallizing a thin amorphous rubrene film followed by its use as a template for subsequent homoepitaxial growth. These films, with exciton diffusion lengths exceeding 200 nm, produce solar cells with increasing photocurrents at thicknesses up to 400 nm with a fill factor >65%, demonstrating significant potential for microcrystalline organic electronic devices.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5504-5507
Number of pages4
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume25
Issue number38
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 11 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

Keywords

  • crystals
  • exciton
  • organic solar cells
  • photovoltaic cells
  • rubrene

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