Insights from transient optoelectronic analyses on the open-circuit voltage of organic solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1465-1478

  Credgington, Dan ^a   Durrant, James R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVABLE PERFORMANCE; BI-LAYER; CHARGE CARRIER DYNAMICS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DEVICE MODELS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONIC BAND GAPS; ENERGY-BASED MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FILM MICROSTRUCTURES; IN-SITU ANALYSIS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PROCESSING CONDITION; RECENT PROGRESS; RECOMBINATION DYNAMICS; THEORETICAL TREATMENTS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

EID: 84861845207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300293q     Document Type: Article

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