El origen de la tensión de circuito abierto sintonizable en las células solares orgánicas de heterojunción de mezcla

Robert A Street1, Daniel Davies, Petr P Khlyabich

  • 1Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. street@parc.com

Resumen

Las células solares orgánicas de mezcla ternaria exhiben propiedades electrónicas únicas debido al comportamiento similar a una aleación en el transporte de carga, pero conservan características moleculares individuales para la absorción de luz. Esta combinación mejora la eficiencia de la próxima generación de sistemas orgánicos fotovoltaicos.

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