Issue 49, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Bulk photovoltaic effect in an organic polar crystal†

Ratheesh K. Vijayaraghavan,a   Stefan C. J. Meskers,*ab   M. Abdul Rahimc  and  Suresh Dasc  

* Corresponding authors

a Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
E-mail: s.c.j.meskers@tue.nl

b Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

c Photosciences and Photonics, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum, India

Abstract

Organic polar crystals from the donor–acceptor substituted 1,4-diphenybutadiene 1 can generate a short-circuit photocurrent and a photovoltage upon illumination with near UV light. The photocurrent and photovoltage are attributed to a bulk photovoltaic effect. The bulk photovoltaic effect has been known for inorganic polar crystals for decades and can now also be demonstrated for organic polar crystals.

Graphical abstract: Bulk photovoltaic effect in an organic polar crystal

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC01255K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Feb 2014
Accepted
03 May 2014
First published
06 May 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 6530-6533

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Bulk photovoltaic effect in an organic polar crystal

R. K. Vijayaraghavan, S. C. J. Meskers, M. Abdul Rahim and S. Das, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 6530 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC01255K

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