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Optimization of Organic Solar Cells and Photodetectors Based on Pentacene Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

S. Yoo ,
B. Domercq  and
B. Kippelen
S. Yoo
Affiliation:
Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
B. Domercq
Affiliation:
Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
B. Kippelen
Affiliation:
Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Abstract

We report on the photovoltaic properties of efficient multilayer devices based on pentacene thin films as a function of light intensity. Light-induced effects are characterized by the refined equivalent circuit model which incorporates an additional shunt resistance and an additional diode whose properties are function of the light intensity. Relative effects of these intensity-dependent parameters as well as the route to further optimization are discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 871: Symposium I – Organic Thin-Film Electronics , 2005 , I6.30
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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