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Optical and Electrical Modeling of Polymer Thin-film Photovoltaics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Wenjun Jiang  and
Scott T Dunham
Wenjun Jiang
Affiliation:
wjjiang@u.washington.edu, University of Washington, Physics, Seattle, Washington, United States
Scott T Dunham
Affiliation:
dunham@u.washington.edu, University of Washington, Electrical Engineering, Seattle, Washington, United States
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Abstract

By coupling optical and electronic device simulation, we explore the optimization of organic photovoltaic devices. We use optical simulation via FDTD and transmission matrix solution of Maxwell's equations in order to calculate distribution of light intensity, including the reflectivity and transmissivity of transparent anode layers. We derive simple formulas for the conductivity requirements as function of pattern structure of potential replacements for ITO as transparent anode material, and explore the optimization of thickness of active layer and its relationship with the peaks of optical generation inside the active layer.

Keywords

photovoltaicsimulationtransparent conductor
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1270: Symposia GG/HH/II – Organic Photovoltaics and Related Electronics-From Excitons to Devices , 2010 , 1270-HH14-58
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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