An improved dynamic Monte Carlo model coupled with Poisson equation to simulate the performance of organic photovoltaic devices

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Meng, Lingyi ^a   Wang, Dong ^a   Li, Qikai ^b   Yi, Yuanping ^c   Brödas, Jean Luc ^c   Shuai, Zhigang ^a,b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MONTE CARLO; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; I - V CURVE; INDUCED POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; NONUNIFORM; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SPACE CHARGES; THERMOACTIVATION MECHANISM;

HOLE MOBILITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

POISSON EQUATION;

EID: 79953323885     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3569130     Document Type: Article

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