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Non-Steady State Operation of Polymer/TiO2 Photovoltaic Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

Kiril R. Kirov ,
Victor M. Burlakov ,
Michelle J. Carey ,
Bernard M. Henry ,
Zhibin Xie ,
Christopher R. M. Grovenor ,
Hazel E. Assender ,
Graham R. Webster  and
G. Andrew D. Briggs
Kiril R. Kirov*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Victor M. Burlakov
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Michelle J. Carey
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Bernard M. Henry
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Zhibin Xie
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Christopher R. M. Grovenor
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Hazel E. Assender
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Graham R. Webster
Affiliation:
Dysons Perrins Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK
G. Andrew D. Briggs
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
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Polymer/TiO2 composite solar cells (CSCs) are currently being investigated by academic research groups and industrial companies due to the prospect of achieving good power conversion efficiencies and lifetime stability at a low production cost. We present data of the initial period of operation (up to several hours) of such devices, which show that during this period the CSCs operate in a non-steady state regime. The transient behaviour is accounted for using an equivalent circuit model (ECM) of the photovoltaic device with time-dependent resistors.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 822: Symposium S – Nanostructured Materials in Alternative Energy Devices , 2004 , S3.19
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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