Direct observation of internal potential distributions in a bulk heterojunction solar cell

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Jongjin ^a   Kong, Jaemin ^a   Kim, Heejoo ^a   Kang, Sung Oong ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; METAL-INSULATOR-METAL MODELS; METHYL ESTERS; P-N JUNCTION; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER BULK; POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

BUTYRIC ACID; CATHODES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FATTY ACIDS; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; POLYMER BLENDS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 83755195905     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3669533     Document Type: Article

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