Recombinación de carga en dispositivos fotovoltaicos orgánicos con altas tensiones de circuito abierto

Sebastian Westenhoff1, Ian A Howard, Justin M Hodgkiss

  • 1OE-Group, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK. westenho@chem.gu.se

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Resumen

En los dispositivos orgánicos fotovoltaicos, los pares de cargas fuertemente unidos se recombinan en excitones triplet, lo que limita el rendimiento. Este estudio revela la inmovilidad de carga en la interfaz como un factor clave en la eficiencia de las células solares orgánicas.

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