Field-independent charge photogeneration in PCPDTBT/PC70BM solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3306-3310

  Jamieson, Fiona C ^a   Agostinelli, Tiziano ^a   Azimi, Hamed ^b   Nelson, Jenny ^a   Durrant, James R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Konarka Austria Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

APPLIED BIAS; BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHARGE PHOTOGENERATION; FIELD INDEPENDENTS; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; SOLAR CELLS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 78649920329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz1013517     Document Type: Article

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