Modeling photocurrent transients in organic solar cells

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 42, 2008, Pages

  Hwang, I ^a   Greenham, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; PHOTOCURRENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BIMOLECULAR RECOMBINATIONS; DEVICE PERFORMANCES; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DISSOCIATION PROBABILITIES; FREE CHARGES; HIGH INTENSITIES; KEY PARAMETERS; LOW INTENSITIES; NUMERICAL MODELING; ON DYNAMICS; ON TIMES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOCURRENT TRANSIENTS; STATE VALUES; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS; TRANSPORT DYNAMICS;

ELECTRIC CHARGE;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CELL; DEVICE; DIFFUSION; DISSOCIATION; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 56349130139     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/42/424012     Document Type: Article

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