Investigation of the blend morphology in bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells

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Abstract

The intermixing of donor and acceptor materials in bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells can lead to islands of one material completely embedded in the other. This might have influence on charge carrier dynamics because the inclusions act as trap states. Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations offer a powerful method to investigate such effects considering a realistic blend morphology. We compare real blend Monte Carlo simulations to drift-diffusion simulations with an effective medium approximation and give a justification for this assumption by evaluating the local charge densities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages164-167
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781467381550
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 27 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameIEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology

Conference

Conference15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period27/07/1530/07/15

Keywords

  • Energy Devices
  • Modeling
  • Organic nanoelectronics

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