Effect of nongeminate recombination on fill factor in polythiophene/ methanofullerene organic solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 3500-3505

  Mauer, Ralf ^a   Howard, Ian A ^a   Laquai, Frédéric ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED BIAS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER STATE; DIRECT OBSERVATION; FIELD DEPENDENCE; FILL FACTOR; FREE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; FREE CHARGE; KEY FACTORS; LIGHT INTENSITY; METHANOFULLERENES; OPTIMAL FILL FACTORS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; OPTIMIZATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 78650315613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz101458y     Document Type: Article

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