Photoconductance of conjugated materials for organic electronics

The photogeneration and mobility of charge carriers in organic thin films, including bulk heterojunctions (BHJs), have been studied with the time resolved microwave photo-conductance technique (TRMC). The TRMC technique allows the electrodeless measurement of the photoconductance with nanosecond time resolution. The research focuses on the way...

Photo-physical processes in materials for photovoltaic applications based on conjugated polymers

Because of an increasing need for energy, exhaustion of conventional energy sources and pollution of the environment, the development of renewable energy supplies becomes increasingly important. Solar cells can play an important role to meet these demands, since they can directly convert solar light into electricity. Conventional solar cells...