Correlation of hole mobility, exciton diffusion length, and solar cell characteristics in phthalocyanine/fullerene organic solar cells

Yuhki Terao, Hiroyuki Sasabe, Chihaya Adachi

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Abstract

The authors investigated heterojunction organic solar cells composed of different metal phthalocyanines (MPcs, M=Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and H2) /fullerene (C60) and compared the solar cell characteristics with the field-effect hole mobilities (μh) and exciton diffusion length (Lex) of the different MPcs. They observed that the short circuit current (JSC) is linearly dependent on the μh of the MPcs, except for ZnPc. They also estimated the Lex of the MPcs by creating a line of best fit using the action spectra of the external quantum efficiency in the solar cells and found that JSC is closely correlated with the Lex of the MPcs.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103515
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume90
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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