Effect of concentration gradients in ZnPc:C60 bulk heterojunction organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2981-2986

  Tress, Wolfgang ^a   Leo, Karl ^a   Riede, Moritz ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drift diffusion model; External quantum efficiency; Graded heterojunction; Interface recombination; Open circuit voltage; Small molecule

Indexed keywords

DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; GRADED HETEROJUNCTION; INTERFACE RECOMBINATION; SMALL MOLECULES;

CHARGE CARRIERS; HOLE CONCENTRATION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 80051548944     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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