Asylum Research has announced an application note by the Ginger group at the University of Washington, focusing on its work on organic photovoltaics (OPVs).
All work for the application note was performed using an MFP-3D-Bio atomic force microscope from Asylum Research.
The note is entitled 'New Scanning Probe Techniques for Analysing Organic Photovoltaic Materials and Devices' by Rajiv Giridharagopal, Guozheng Shao, Chris Groves, and David S Ginger from the University of Washington, department of chemistry.
The note reviews the instrumental issues associated with the application of scanning probe microscopy techniques, such as photoconductive atomic force microscopy and time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy, which have been shown to be useful in the study of nanostructured organic solar cells.
These techniques offer insight into the underlying heterogeneity of OPV devices and provide a nanoscale basis for understanding how morphology directly affects OPV operation and efficiency.
The note is available on request from Asylum Research and can also be downloaded from the company's website.
