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Copyright 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Figure 21 Morphological extremes of a composite polymer–nanocrystal photovoltaicdevice. Device (a) has a high charge generation efficiency because the phaseseparation occurs on a small scale and thus light absorbed anywhere in the film canlead to charge generation; however, transport of charges to the electrodes is difficultand the isolated domains will act as traps and recombination sites, thus reducing theoverall efficiency. At the other extreme, device (b) has an efficient structure for chargecollection, but will also be inefficient as only the small fraction of light absorbed nearthe heterojunction will contribute to the photocurrent. Device (c) shows an imaginary‘‘ideal’’ morphology, in which all light is absorbed near an interface and inwhich all carriers can follow unimpeded paths toward the electrodes.<strong>Copyright</strong> <strong>2004</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Marcel</strong> <strong>Dekker</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. <strong>All</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Reserved</strong>.

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