Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy Study of the Electronic Transport Properties of Working Organic Photovoltaics: Degradation Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy
3. Experiment
3.1. Solar Cell Fabrication and Characterization
3.2. MPC Measurements
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. OPV Performance
4.2. MPC Spectra of Working OPV
4.3. Degradation of OPV Performance under AM1.5G Irradiation
4.4. Electronic Transport Properties in Degraded OPVs
4.5. Photoinduced Degradation Mechanism in OPVs
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Nakatsuka, E.; Kumoda, Y.; Mori, K.; Kobayashi, T.; Nagase, T.; Naito, H. Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy Study of the Electronic Transport Properties of Working Organic Photovoltaics: Degradation Analysis. Materials 2020, 13, 2660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112660
Nakatsuka E, Kumoda Y, Mori K, Kobayashi T, Nagase T, Naito H. Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy Study of the Electronic Transport Properties of Working Organic Photovoltaics: Degradation Analysis. Materials. 2020; 13(11):2660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112660
Chicago/Turabian StyleNakatsuka, Emi, Yo Kumoda, Kiyohito Mori, Takashi Kobayashi, Takashi Nagase, and Hiroyoshi Naito. 2020. "Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy Study of the Electronic Transport Properties of Working Organic Photovoltaics: Degradation Analysis" Materials 13, no. 11: 2660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112660