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Abstract Methods to accurately measure the current–voltage characteristics of organic solar cells under standard reporting conditions are presented. Four types of organic test cells and two types of silicon reference cells (unfiltered and with a KG5 color filter) are selected to calculate spectral‐mismatch factors for different test‐cell/reference‐cell combinations. The test devices include both polymer/fullerene‐based bulk‐heterojunction solar cells and small‐molecule‐based heterojunction solar cells. The spectral responsivities of test cells are measured as per American Society for Testing and Materials Standard E1021, and their dependence on light‐bias intensity is reported. The current–voltage curves are measured under 100 mW cm –2 standard AM 1.5 G (AM: air mass) spectrum (International Electrotechnical Commission 69094‐1) generated from a source set with a reference cell and corrected for spectral error.

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Materials scienceOrganic solar cellSolar cellPolymer solar cellHeterojunctionOptoelectronicsCharacterization (materials science)Hybrid solar cellPolymerNanotechnologyComposite material

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2006
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16
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15
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2016-2023
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Vishal Shrotriya, Gang Li, Yan Yao et al. (2006). Accurate Measurement and Characterization of Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials , 16 (15) , 2016-2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200600489

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10.1002/adfm.200600489