Two-Dimensional Model for Polymer-Based Photovoltaic Cells: Numerical Simulations of Morphology Effects

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 108, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 4296-4307

  Sylvester Hvid, Kristian O ^a   Rettrup, Sten ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MORPHOLOGY; OLIGOMERS; PERMITTIVITY; POLYMER BLENDS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; THIN FILMS;

COULOMBIC BINDING; ELECTRON DONORS; POLYMER FILMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 2342417390     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp036467o     Document Type: Article

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