Dipole assisted exciton dissociation at conjugated polymer/fullerene photovoltaic interfaces: A molecular study using density functional theory calculations

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 160, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 643-650

  Marchiori, C F N ^a   Koehler, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Donor acceptor complexes; Exciton dissociation; Organic photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; BARRIER HEIGHTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HOLE TRANSFER; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PERMANENT DIPOLES; POLYMER BACKBONES; SUPRAMOLECULES;

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPLEXATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITONS; FULLERENES; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 77949653255     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2009.12.026     Document Type: Article

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