@phdthesis{Ojala2012, author = {Ojala, Antti}, title = {Merocyanine Dyes as Donor Materials in Vacuum-Deposited Organic Solar Cells: Insights into Structure-Property-Performance Relationships}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-70073}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2012}, abstract = {In this study, a double-donor concept is used to improve the performance of thermally evaporated merocyanine(s)/C60 bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells. It is shown that the co-evaporation of two merocyanine dyes with absorption bands at ~ 500 nm (SW dye) and ~ 650 nm (LW dye), respectively, together with C60 fullerene results in an improvement of open-circuit voltage (VOC), short-circuit current (JSC) as well as total power conversion efficiency (PCE) compared to the best single-donor cell. The enhancement of JSC is attributed to a higher photon harvesting efficiency of the mixed-donor devices due to a better spectral coverage.}, subject = {Merocyanine}, language = {en} }