An optical spacer is no panacea for light collection in organic solar cells

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作者
Andersson, B. Viktor [1 ]
Huang, David M. [2 ]
Moule, Adam J. [2 ]
Inganas, Olle [1 ]
机构
[1] Linkoping Univ, IFM, SE-58183 Linkoping, Sweden
[2] Univ Calif Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
关键词
energy gap; finite element analysis; organic semiconductors; solar cells; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; ABSORPTION;
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10.1063/1.3073710
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The role of an optical spacer layer has been examined by optical simulations of organic solar cells with various bandgaps. The simulations have been performed with the transfer matrix method and the finite element method. The results show that no beneficial effect can be expected by adding an optical spacer to a solar cell with an already optimized active layer thickness.
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