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Dieter Neher

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arXiv2015

Zinc Oxide Modified with Benzylphosphonic Acids as Transparent Electrodes in Regular and Inverted Organic Solar Cell Structures

An approach is presented to modify the WF of solution-processed sol-gel derived ZnOover an exceptionally wide range of more than 2.3 eV. This approach relies on the formation of dense and homogeneous self-assembled monolayers based on phosphonic acids with different dipole moments. This allows us to apply ZnO as charge selective bottom electrodes in either regular or inverted solar cell structures, using P3HT:PCBM as the active layer. These devices compete with or even exceed the performance of the reference cell on ITO/PEDOT:PSS. Our finding challenges the current view that bottom electrodes in inverted solar cells need to be electron-blocking for good device performance.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2014

Simultaneous Extraction of Charge Density Dependent Mobility and Variable Contact Resistance from Thin Film Transistors

A model for the extraction of the charge density dependent mobility and variable contact resistance in thin film transistors is proposed by performing a full derivation of the current-voltage characteristics both in the linear and saturation regime of operation. The calculated values are validated against the ones obtained from direct experimental methods. This approach allows unambiguous determination of both contact and channel resistance from the analysis of the current voltage characteristics of a single device, with no a-priori assumption on the two parameters. It solves the inconsistencies in the commonly accepted mobility extraction methods and provides new possibilities for the analysis of the injection and transport processes in semiconducting materials.

cond-mat.mes-hall↗

arXiv2009

Charge mobility determination by current extraction under linear increasing voltages: the case of non-equilibrium charges and field-dependent mobilities

The method of current extraction under linear increasing voltages (CELIV) allows for the simultaneous determination of charge mobilities and charge densities directly in thin films as used in organic photovoltaic cells (OPV). In the past, it has been specifically applied to investigate the interrelation of microstructure and charge transport properties in such systems. Numerical and analytical calculations presented in this work show that the evaluation of CELIV transients with the commonly used analysis scheme is error prone once charge recombination and, possibly, field dependent charge mobilities are taken into account. The most important effects are an apparent time-dependence of charge mobilities and errors in the determined field dependencies. Our results implicate that reports on time-dependent mobility relaxation in OPV materials obtained by the CELIV technique should be carefully revisited and confirmed by other measurement methods.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗