Comparing organic to inorganic photovoltaic cells: Theory, experiment, and simulation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3605-3614

  Gregg, Brian A ^a   Hanna, Mark C ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXCITONS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EXCITON-DISSOCIATING HETEROINTERFACES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0037444852     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1544413     Document Type: Review

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