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Systematic Process Development for Optimization of Manufacturable Organic Solar Cells

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The commercial viability of solar power will depend on a careful balance of reliability, efficiency, and overall cost. A systematic approach to the optimization of the latter two for the case of organic solar cells is outlined. This relies among other on the development of a detailed understanding of the charge generation process and the systematic application of analytical tools such as UV-vis, photoluminescence, lifetime measurements, and current-voltage (I-V) curves.

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This research was supported by the Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) at Binghamton University.

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  1. System Science and Industrial Engineering, Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal, NY, 13850, USA

    J. A. Weiss, L. Zhu, B. Arfaei & P. Borgesen

  2. Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal, NY, 13850, USA

    P. N. Kariuki & W. E. Jones Jr.

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Weiss, J.A., Zhu, L., Kariuki, P.N. et al. Systematic Process Development for Optimization of Manufacturable Organic Solar Cells. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1390, 00541 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.541

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