Determination of Carrier Lifetime in Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells by Continuous-Wave Photoinduced Absorption Spectroscopy

作者:Kobayashi Takashi; Terada Yosuke; Nagase Takashi; Naito Hiroyoshi*
来源:Applied Physics Express, 2011, 4(12): 126602.
DOI:10.1143/APEX.4.126602

摘要

Continuous-wave photoinduced absorption spectroscopy is applied to a bulk-heterojunction solar cell based on a blend of polymer and fullerene for the determination of carrier lifetime. This technique has several advantages with respect to conventional methods: (1) mobile and trapped carriers can be clearly distinguished; (2) carrier lifetime in a working solar cell under continuous irradiation can be determined; and (3) the same method can be used for both monomolecular and bimolecular recombination mechanisms. The latter two features make it possible to compare lifetimes under the open-and short-circuit conditions that can be determined using the same technique.

  • 出版日期2011-12