Analysis of the relationship between linearity of corrected photocurrent and the order of recombination in organic solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2407-2411

  Dibb, George F A ^a   Kirchartz, Thomas ^a   Credgington, Dan ^a   Durrant, James R ^a   Nelson, Jenny ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron transport; Hard matter; Optical and electronic devices

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; PHOTOCURRENTS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; HARD MATTER; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); RECOMBINATION MECHANISMS; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84856100190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201104d     Document Type: Article

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