title: Bulk photovoltaic effect in an organic polar crystal.
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.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. s.c.j.meskers@tue.nl.
authors.forename: Ratheesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vijayaraghavan
authors.forename: Stefan C J
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Meskers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdul Rahim
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das