Interplay of device structure and intrinsic polymer photophysics and its effects on the ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/Al photocurrent spectra

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Petrović, Jovana P ^a   Matavulj, Petar S ^a   Pinto, Leon R ^b   Živanović, Sandra R ^b  

^a University of Belgrade   (Serbia)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conjugated polymers; modeling; photodetector; photophysics

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DISSOCIATION; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MODELS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOPHYSICS; POLARONS; POLYMER FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; THIN FILMS; TIN OXIDES;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; CHARGE CARRIER PHOTOGENERATION; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; EXCITON-EXCITON ANNIHILATION; INCIDENT LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOCARRIER GENERATION; PHOTOCURRENT SPECTRUM; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE);

EXCITONS;

EID: 80655128200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3594090     Document Type: Article

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