Comparison of bimolecular charge carrier recombination in π-conjugated polymers and bulk-heterojunction solar cells

Nonlinear Optics Quantum Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 169-177

  Pivrikas, A ^a,b   Osterbacka R ^b   Juska G ^c   Arlauskas, K ^c   Scharber, M ^d   Mozer, A J ^e   Sariciftci, N S ^e  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^d Konarka Austria Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH   (Austria)

^e JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bimolecular recombination; Bulk heterojunction; Langevin recombination; Solarcell; Time of flight

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; THIOPHENE; VINYL RESINS;

BIMOLECULAR RECOMBINATION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; LANGEVIN RECOMBINATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34249778081     PISSN: 15430537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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