Search Results - "Ardalan, Armin"
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Accurate characterization of next-generation thin-film photodetectors
Published in Nature photonics (01-01-2019)“…The performance of photodetectors fabricated from emerging semiconductors such as perovskites, quantum dots, two-dimensional materials or organics, for…”
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A universal Urbach rule for disordered organic semiconductors
Published in Nature communications (28-06-2021)“…In crystalline semiconductors, absorption onset sharpness is characterized by temperature-dependent Urbach energies. These energies quantify the static,…”
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Nonfullerene Acceptors: A Renaissance in Organic Photovoltaics?
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-09-2020)“…Efficient, low‐cost, and low‐embodied energy photovoltaics are key enablers of the global decarbonization agenda. In addition to the market‐leading crystalline…”
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Scaling of next generation solution processed organic and perovskite solar cells
Published in Nature communications (10-12-2018)“…Why, despite considerable R&D efforts and significant translational investment over the past 20 years, has the technology of solution-processed thin film solar…”
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Direct observation of trap-assisted recombination in organic photovoltaic devices
Published in Nature communications (14-06-2021)“…Trap-assisted recombination caused by localised sub-gap states is one of the most important first-order loss mechanism limiting the power-conversion efficiency…”
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Precision ultrasound sensing on a chip
Published in Nature communications (10-01-2019)“…Ultrasound sensors have wide applications across science and technology. However, improved sensitivity is required for both miniaturisation and increased…”
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Intrinsic Detectivity Limits of Organic Near‐Infrared Photodetectors
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-11-2020)“…Organic photodetectors (OPDs) with a performance comparable to that of conventional inorganic ones have recently been demonstrated for the visible regime…”
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A History and Perspective of Non‐Fullerene Electron Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-04-2021)“…Organic solar cells are composed of electron donating and accepting organic semiconductors. Whilst a significant palette of donors has been developed over…”
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Charge-generating mid-gap trap states define the thermodynamic limit of organic photovoltaic devices
Published in Nature communications (04-11-2020)“…Detailed balance is a cornerstone of our understanding of artificial light-harvesting systems. For next generation organic solar cells, this involves…”
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Narrowband light detection via internal quantum efficiency manipulation of organic photodiodes
Published in Nature communications (27-02-2015)“…Spectrally selective light detection is vital for full-colour and near-infrared (NIR) imaging and machine vision. This is not possible with traditional…”
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Organic Photodiodes: The Future of Full Color Detection and Image Sensing
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-06-2016)“…Major growth in the image sensor market is largely as a result of the expansion of digital imaging into cameras, whether stand‐alone or integrated within smart…”
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The Optical Constants of Solution‐Processed Semiconductors—New Challenges with Perovskites and Non‐Fullerene Acceptors
Published in Advanced optical materials (01-08-2020)“…Accurate determination of the optical constants of thin film solids has been an ongoing endeavor in optoelectronics and related fields for decades. These…”
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On the Origin of the Ideality Factor in Perovskite Solar Cells
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-07-2020)“…The measurement of the ideality factor (nid) is a popular tool to infer the dominant recombination type in perovskite solar cells (PSC). However, the true…”
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Cavity Enhanced Organic Photodiodes with Charge Collection Narrowing
Published in Advanced optical materials (01-04-2019)“…Color discrimination in photodetection is conventionally achieved using broadband‐absorbing inorganic semiconductors with passive optical filters. Organic…”
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Determining Ultralow Absorption Coefficients of Organic Semiconductors from the Sub‐Bandgap Photovoltaic External Quantum Efficiency
Published in Advanced optical materials (01-01-2020)“…Energy states below the bandgap of a semiconductor, such as trap states or charge transfer states in organic donor–acceptor blends, can contribute to light…”
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Theoretical Perspective on Transient Photovoltage and Charge Extraction Techniques
Published in Journal of physical chemistry. C (13-06-2019)“…Transient photovoltage (TPV) is a technique frequently used to determine charge carrier lifetimes in thin-film solar cells such as organic, dye-sensitized, and…”
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Enhanced SWIR Light Detection in Organic Semiconductor Photodetectors through Up‐Conversion of Mid‐Gap Trap States
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-09-2024)“…Shortwave‐infrared (SWIR) photodetectors are vital for many scientific and industrial applications including surveillance, quality control and inspection. In…”
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Limitations of Charge Transfer State Parameterization Using Photovoltaic External Quantum Efficiency
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-11-2020)“…Free carrier photogeneration in bulk‐heterojunction solar cells composed of blends of acceptor and donor organic semiconductors proceeds via intermolecular…”
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Understanding Performance Limiting Interfacial Recombination in pin Perovskite Solar Cells
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-03-2022)“…Perovskite semiconductors are an attractive option to overcome the limitations of established silicon based photovoltaic (PV) technologies due to their…”
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Charge Generation Pathways in Organic Solar Cells: Assessing the Contribution from the Electron Acceptor
Published in Chemical reviews (09-11-2016)“…Photocurrent generation in organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells is most commonly understood as a process which predominantly involves photoexcitation…”
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