Size-dependent behavior of polymer solar cells measured under partial illumination

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3516-3519

  Gao, Dong ^a   Seferos, Dwight S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Illumination conditions; Organic photovoltaics; Resistance; Size effects

Indexed keywords

BOUND EXCITON; CURRENT RATIOS; DEVICE SIZES; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; ILLUMINATION MASK; LABORATORY SCALE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SIZE EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 80053586431     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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