Microcrystalline organic thin-film solar cells.

Verreet, Bregt; Heremans, Paul; Stesmans, Andre; Rand, Barry P · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Microcrystalline organic films with tunable thickness are produced directly on an indium-tin-oxide substrate, by crystallizing a thin amorphous rubrene film followed by its use as a template for subsequent homoepitaxial growth. These films, with exciton diffusion lengths exceeding 200 nm, produce solar cells with increasing photocurrents at thicknesses up to 400 nm with a fill factor >65%, demonstrating significant potential for microcrystalline organic electronic devices.