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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 131, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0094955
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- Alexander-von-Humboldt Stiftung (Sofja-Kovalewskaja-Award)
- Alexander-von-Humboldt Stiftung (Feodor-Lynen-Ruckehrstipendium)
- Bruckenstipendium of the University of Potsdam
- Faculty-Development Competitive Research Program of Nazarbayev University [11022021FD2915]
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The increase in performance of organic solar cells has sparked interest in understanding the loss and extraction processes in this type of device. Differential charging techniques offer a promising approach to determine charge carrier density experimentally. This Tutorial provides a detailed discussion of these experimental techniques, including fundamental principles, practical considerations, advantages, drawbacks, and limitations, and also references more advanced concepts.
The increase in the performance of organic solar cells observed over the past few years has reinvigorated the search for a deeper understanding of the loss and extraction processes in this class of device. A detailed knowledge of the density of free charge carriers under different operating conditions and illumination intensities is a prerequisite to quantify the recombination and extraction dynamics. Differential charging techniques are a promising approach to experimentally obtain the charge carrier density under the aforementioned conditions. In particular, the combination of transient photovoltage and photocurrent as well as impedance and capacitance spectroscopy have been successfully used in past studies to determine the charge carrier density of organic solar cells. In this Tutorial, these experimental techniques will be discussed in detail, highlighting fundamental principles, practical considerations, necessary corrections, advantages, drawbacks, and ultimately their limitations. Relevant references introducing more advanced concepts will be provided as well. Therefore, the present Tutorial might act as an introduction and guideline aimed at new prospective users of these techniques as well as a point of reference for more experienced researchers. Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.
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