Charge-density-based analysis of the current-voltage response of polythiophene/fullerene photovoltaic devices

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 16448-16452

  Shuttle, C G ^a   Hamilton, R ^a   O'Regan, B C ^a   Nelson, J ^a   Durrant, J R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; FULLERENE; POLYTHIOPHENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; DIODE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 78049317997     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004363107     Document Type: Article

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