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The Scope and Limitations of Ternary Blend Organic Photovoltaics
Author(s) -
Savoie Brett M.,
Dunaisky Scott,
Marks Tobin J.,
Ratner Mark A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201400891
Subject(s) - ternary operation , semiconductor , materials science , organic solar cell , scope (computer science) , organic semiconductor , photovoltaic system , acceptor , photovoltaics , nanotechnology , engineering physics , computer science , optoelectronics , polymer , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , condensed matter physics , composite material , programming language
Ternary organic photovoltaic donor:acceptor blend active materials composed of three distinct species possess remarkable advantages over neat semiconductors and binary donor:acceptor blends. A blended semiconductor is a foreign concept for inorganic semiconductors, whereas electronically disparate organic semiconductors can be mixed while mutually enhancing the properties of each. This feature allows ternary semiconductors to realize many of the advantages of tandem solar cells in a single layer.