Suppression of bimolecular recombination by UV-sensitive electron transport layers in organic solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Ko, Doo Hyun ^a   Tumbleston, John R ^a   Ok, Myoung Ryul ^b   Chun, Honggu ^a   Lopez, Rene ^a   Samulski, Edward ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMOLECULAR RECOMBINATION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DIODE CURRENTS; ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODELING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYERS; FILL FACTOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; RESISTIVITY CHANGES; UV ILLUMINATIONS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 78149446111     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3488609     Document Type: Article

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