Charge extraction analysis of charge carrier densities in a polythiophene/fullerene solar cell: Analysis of the origin of the device dark current

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 18, 2008, Pages

  Shuttle, C G ^a   Maurano, A ^a   Hamilton, R ^a   O'Regan, B ^a   De Mello, J C ^a   Durrant, J R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; AMORPHOUS FILMS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHARGE DENSITY; CIVIL AVIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

BIMOLECULAR RECOMBINATIONS; CHARGE CARRIER DENSITIES; CHARGE EXTRACTIONS; FORWARD BIASES; METHANOFULLERENE; OPEN CIRCUITS; OPERATING CONDITIONS;

CHARGE CARRIERS;

EID: 55849086915     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3006316     Document Type: Article

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