Interface Design Principles for High‐Performance Organic Semiconductor Devices

Nie, Wanyi; Gupta, Gautam; Crone, Brian K.; Liu, Feilong; Smith, Darryl L.; Ruden, P. Paul; Kuo, Cheng‐Yu; Tsai, Hsinhan; Wang, Hsing‐Lin; Li, Hao; Tretiak, Sergei; Mohite, Aditya D.

doi:10.1002/advs.201500024

Title: Interface Design Principles for High‐Performance Organic Semiconductor Devices

Journal Article · Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Advanced Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201500024· OSTI ID:1342585

Nie, Wanyi ^[1]; Gupta, Gautam ^[1]; Crone, Brian K. ^[1]; Liu, Feilong ^[2]; Smith, Darryl L. ^[3]; Ruden, P. Paul ^[2]; Kuo, Cheng‐Yu ^[4]; Tsai, Hsinhan ^[4]; Wang, Hsing‐Lin ^[4]; Li, Hao ^[3]; Tretiak, Sergei ^[3]; Mohite, Aditya D. ^[1]

Material Synthesis and Integrated Devices MPA‐11, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA
Physical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy Chemistry Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA

Organic solar cells (OSCs) are a promising cost-effective candidate in next generation photovoltaic technology. However, a critical bottleneck for OSCs is the electron/hole recombination loss through charge transfer state at the interface, which greatly limits the power conversion efficiency. W. Nie, A. Mohite, and co-workers demonstrate a simple strategy of suppressing the recombination rate by inserting a spacer layer at the donor-acceptor interface, resulting in a dramatic increase in power conversion efficiency.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1342585

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1212457; OSTI ID: 1400511

Journal Information:: Advanced Science, Journal Name: Advanced Science Vol. 2 Journal Issue: 6; ISSN 2198-3844

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