Dipole induced anomalous S-shape I-V curves in polymer solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Kumar, Ankit ^a   Sista, Srinivas ^a   Yang, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACIDS; CONTINUITY EQUATIONS; DENSITY EQUATIONS; DEVICE STRUCTURES; DIFFUSION COMPONENTS; I - V CURVE; INTERFACE DIPOLE; METHYL ESTERS; MODEL-BASED; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER SYSTEMS; S-SHAPED;

ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; MODEL STRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POISSON EQUATION; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 67249135684     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3117513     Document Type: Article

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