Effect of the vertical composition gradient of active layer on the performance of bulk-heterojunction organic photovoltaic cell

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Nam, Young Min ^a   Huh, June ^b   Jo, Won Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; COMPOSITION DISTRIBUTIONS; COMPOSITION GRADIENT; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; EXCITON GENERATION; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84859373462     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3666061     Document Type: Article

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