In this work interdigitated heterojunction photovoltaic devices were manufactured. A donor layer of P3HT nanopillars was fabricated by soft nanoimprinting using nanoporous anodic alumina templates. Subsequently, the PC70BM acceptor layer was deposited by spin coating on top of the P3HT nanopillars using a solvent that would not dissolve any of the previous material. Anisole solvent was used bec...

In nanostructured thin films, photogenerated charge carriers can access the surface more easily than in dense films and thus react more readily. However, the high surface area of these films has also been associated with enhanced recombination losses via surface states. We herein use transient absorption spectroscopy to compare the ultrafast charge carrier kinetics in dense and nanostructured T...

In partially ordered organic semiconductors, the characteristic times of nuclear motion are comparable to those of charge carrier dynamics. It is impossible to describe charge transport using either static disorder models or temperature averaged electronic Hamiltonians. We build a model Hamiltonian which allows the study of charge transport whenever carrier and nuclear dynamics are not easily s...

Signal formation in a microstructured semiconductor neutron detector is more complex than planar diode geometry. Three-dimensional microstructures are laterally smaller the ionization cloud length, and electric fields may be weak enough to exhibit plasma time effects. This work first detailed treatment of charge carrier motion these devices replicate profile signal magnitude. Simulations were p...

We analyze the relationship among the molecular structure, morphology, percolation network, and charge carrier mobility in four organic crystals: rubrene, indolo[2,3-b]carbazole with CH(3) side chains, and benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']bis[b]benzothiophene derivatives with and without C(4)H(9) side chains. Morphologies are generated using an all-atom force field, while charge dynamics is simulated within ...

2.2. Materials 929 2.3. Factors Influencing Charge Mobility 931 2.3.1. Molecular Packing 931 2.3.2. Disorder 932 2.3.3. Temperature 933 2.3.4. Electric Field 934 2.3.5. Impurities 934 2.3.6. Pressure 934 2.3.7. Charge-Carrier Density 934 2.3.8. Size/molecular Weight 935 3. The Charge-Transport Parameters 935 3.1. Electronic Coupling 936 3.1.1. The Energy-Splitting-in-Dimer Method 936 3.1.2. The...

We analyze the effect of carrier confinement on the charge-transport properties of organic field-effect transistors. Confinement is achieved experimentally by the use of semiconductors of which the active layer is only one molecule thick. The two-dimensional confinement of charge carriers provides access to a previously unexplored charge-transport regime and is reflected by a reduced temperatur...

When measuring I-V characteristics and carrier lifetimes in quasi-steady-state QSS conditions, it is important to consider the time dependence of the charge due to excess carriers within the device. This paper shows that the space-charge region present in pn-junction devices and in many lifetime test structures can produce a significant capacitive effect when measuring the low voltage and low c...

A bipolar charge transport model is employed to investigate the remarkable reduction in dc conductivity of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) based material filled with uncoated nanofillers (reported in the first part of this work). The effect of temperature on charge transport is considered and the model outcomes are compared with measured conduction currents. The simulations reveal that the cont...