Transient photocurrent measurements of PCDTBT:PC70BM and PCPDTBT:PC70BM Solar Cells: Evidence for charge trapping in efficient polymer/fullerene blends

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Li, Zhe ^a   McNeill, Christopher R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CHARGE TRANSPORT; DE-TRAPPING; DECAY DYNAMICS; MEASURED CURRENTS; METHYL ESTERS; OPERATING VOLTAGE; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS; THIENYL; TIME-SCALES; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS; VOLTAGE DEPENDENCE;

BUTYRIC ACID; CHARGE TRAPPING; ESTERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOCURRENTS;

EID: 79955439278     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3573394     Document Type: Conference Paper

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