Ultra-sensitive external quantum efficiency measurements of organic, inorganic, and perovskite solar cells

Stefan Zeiske; Christina Kaiser; Nasim Zarrabi; Oskar J. Sandberg; Wei Li; Drew B. Riley; Paul Meredith; Ardalan Armin

doi:10.1117/12.2595846

1 August 2021 Ultra-sensitive external quantum efficiency measurements of organic, inorganic, and perovskite solar cells

Stefan Zeiske, Christina Kaiser, Nasim Zarrabi, Oskar J. Sandberg, Wei Li, Drew B. Riley, Paul Meredith, Ardalan Armin

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Proceedings Volume 11809, Organic, Hybrid, and Perovskite Photovoltaics XXII; 118090I (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595846
Event: SPIE Organic Photonics + Electronics, 2021, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Probing the photovoltaic external quantum efficiency (EQE) at photon energies well below the semiconductor bandgap is an important tool for achieving a better understanding of the contribution of trap and tail states involved in charge generation processes in photovoltaic devices, notably solar cells. In this work, we present an electrical and optical noise-reduced EQE apparatus achieving 100 dB dynamic range. We carefully identify and study several device- and EQE apparatus-related factors limiting the EQE measurement sensitivity. Minimizing these factors allows us to detect photocurrents smaller than a fA, corresponding to EQE signals as small as -100 dB. We use these ultra-sensitive EQE measurements to probe weak sub-bandgap absorption features in organic, inorganic and perovskite semiconductors. In this regard, we directly observe photocurrent-contributing sub-gab trap states in organic solar cells significantly lower in energy than the corresponding charge-transfer state.

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Stefan Zeiske, Christina Kaiser, Nasim Zarrabi, Oskar J. Sandberg, Wei Li, Drew B. Riley, Paul Meredith, and Ardalan Armin "Ultra-sensitive external quantum efficiency measurements of organic, inorganic, and perovskite solar cells", Proc. SPIE 11809, Organic, Hybrid, and Perovskite Photovoltaics XXII, 118090I (1 August 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595846

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