Quantifying the relation between the morphology and performance of polymer solar cells using Monte Carlo simulations

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Lei, Bao ^a   Yao, Yan ^a   Kumar, Ankit ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Ozolins, Vidvuds ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CELLS; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CYTOLOGY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ION EXCHANGE; ISOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHASE MODULATION; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

ACTIVE LAYERS; ANNEALING TIME; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CHARGE-CARRIER TRANSPORT; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATION; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 48849101308     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2956689     Document Type: Article

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