Charge transport dynamics of polymer solar cells under operating conditions: Influence of trap filling

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  McNeill, Christopher R ^a   Greenham, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CHARGE DENSITY; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON TRAPS; ELECTRONS; POLYMERS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BACKGROUND CURRENTS; BENZOTHIADIAZOLE; CHARGE TRANSPORTS; ELECTRON DYNAMICS; ILLUMINATION SOURCES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ILLUMINATIONS; TIME OF FLIGHTS; TRANSIT TIMES; TRAP FILLINGS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 56849120356     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3033372     Document Type: Article

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