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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
The performance of organic photovoltaic devices based upon bulk heterojunction blends of donor and acceptor materials has been shown to be highly dependent on the thin film microstructure. In this tutorial review, we discuss the factors responsible for influencing blend microstructure and how these affect device performance. In particular we discuss how various molecular design approaches can affect the thin film morphology of both the donor and acceptor components, as well as their blend microstructure. We further examine the influence of polymer molecular weight and blend composition upon device performance, and discuss how a variety of processing techniques can be used to control the blend microstructure, leading to improvements in solar cell efficiencies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1460-4744
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1185-99
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of blend microstructure on bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic performance.
pubmed:affiliation
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Bayerisches Zentrum für Angewandte Energieforschung (ZAE Bayern), Martensstrasse 7, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany. christoph.brabec@ww.uni-erlangen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article