Photovoltage Reversal in Organic Optoelectronic Devices with Insulator-Semiconductor Interfaces

Photoinduced space-charges in organic optoelectronic devices, which are usually caused by poor mobility and charge injection imbalance, always limit the device performance. Here we demonstrate that photoinduced space-charge layers, accumulated at organic semiconductor-insulator interfaces, can also...

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Main Authors: Laigui Hu, Wei Jin, Rui Feng, Muhammad Zaheer, Qingmiao Nie, Guoping Chen, Zhi-Jun Qiu, Chunxiao Cong, Ran Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/9/1530
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Summary:Photoinduced space-charges in organic optoelectronic devices, which are usually caused by poor mobility and charge injection imbalance, always limit the device performance. Here we demonstrate that photoinduced space-charge layers, accumulated at organic semiconductor-insulator interfaces, can also play a role for photocurrent generation. Photocurrent transients from organic devices, with insulator-semiconductor interfaces, were systematically studied by using the double-layer model with an equivalent circuit. Results indicated that the electric fields in photoinduced space-charge layers can be utilized for charge generation and can even induce a photovoltage reversal. Such an operational process of light harvesting would be promising for photoelectric conversion in organic devices.
ISSN:1996-1944