Improved film morphology reduces charge carrier recombination into the triplet excited state in a small bandgap polymer-fullerene photovoltaic cell
Journal article published in 2010 by
Daniele Di Nuzzo,
Aranzazu Aránzazu Aguirre,
Munazza Shahid,
Vs Veronique Gevaerts,
Veronique S. Gevaerts,
Scj Stefan Meskers 
,
Stefan C. J. Meskers,
Raj René Janssen,
René A. J. Janssen
,
Stefan C. J. Meskers,
Raj René Janssen,
René A. J. Janssen
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Abstract
The use of diiodooctane as processing additive for construction of PCPDTBT:PCBM solar cells results in a profound change in photophysical behavior of this blend. In the improved morphology obtained with the additive, recombination of charge carriers to the lowest triplet excited state is suppressed. This contributes to the boost in solar power conversion efficiency induced by the use of the processing agent.