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Reduced Recombination Losses with Enhanced Dielectric Permittivity of Donor Polymers in Polymer Solar Cells

Namchul Cho, Tae-Dong Kim*, Alex K.-Y. Jen*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

In this work, we have demonstrated that the electric field assisted poling of the donor polymer possessing con- formationally labile nitrile groups increases dipolar polarization and dielectric permittivity. We find that the enhanced dielectric permittivity of the donor polymer reduces non-geminate recombination losses in bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells (SCs), resulting in increased open circuit voltage (Foe) compared with unpoled devices. This result reveals the importance of dielectric permittivity of polymers and also signifies the promising applicability of electric field assisted poling for high dielectric polymers in BHJ SCs.
Translated title of the contribution고분자 태양전지에서의 고분자 유전상수 증가에 따른 재결합 손실 감소
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)708-713
JournalPolymer (Korea)
Volume42
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Research Keywords

  • Charge dynamics
  • Charge recombination
  • Dielectric permittivity
  • Electric field assisted poling
  • Polymer solar cell

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