Intensity-dependent equivalent circuit parameters of organic solar cells based on pentacene and C 60

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Yoo, Seunghyup ^a   Domercq, Benoit ^a   Kippelen, Bernard ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODELS; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE; SHUNT RESISTANCE;

CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 20944443175     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1895473     Document Type: Article

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