Strong light-matter coupling for reduced photon energy losses in organic photovoltaics

Vasileios C. Nikolis; Andreas Mischok; Bernhard Siegmund; Jonas Kublitski; Xiangkun Jia; Johannes Benduhn; Ulrich Hörmann; Dieter Neher; Malte C. Gather; Donato Spoltore; Koen Vandewal

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11717-5

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Strong light-matter coupling for reduced photon energy losses in organic photovoltaics

Vasileios C. Nikolis,
Andreas Mischok,
Bernhard Siegmund,
Jonas Kublitski,
Xiangkun Jia,
Johannes Benduhn,
Ulrich Hörmann,
Dieter Neher,
Malte C. Gather,
Donato Spoltore,
Koen Vandewal

Affiliations

Vasileios C. Nikolis: Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
Andreas Mischok: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews
Bernhard Siegmund: Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
Jonas Kublitski: Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
Xiangkun Jia: Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
Johannes Benduhn: Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
Ulrich Hörmann: Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam
Dieter Neher: Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam
Malte C. Gather: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews
Donato Spoltore: Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
Koen Vandewal: Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11717-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Strong light-matter coupling can tune exciton properties but its effect in photovoltaics remains unexplored. Here Nikolis et al. show that the photon energy loss from optical gap to open-circuit voltage can be reduced to unprecedented values by embedding organic solar cells in optical microcavities.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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