Dielectric Effect on the Photovoltage Loss in Organic Photovoltaic Cells

The VOC loss in several polymer-fullerene solar cells is determined. Based on these data, a major source of photovoltage loss is attributed to the low dielectric constants of the polymers. Such loss is close to zero if the dielectric constant of the polymer-fullerene blend is close to 5.

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