Dynamic Monte Carlo modeling of exciton dissociation in organic donor-acceptor solar cells

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Heiber, Michael C ^a   Dhinojwala, Ali ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; BOUND POLARON; CHARGE MOBILITIES; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DELOCALIZATIONS; DETAILED MODELS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR INTERFACES; DONOR-ACCEPTOR SYSTEM; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; DYNAMIC MONTE CARLO; DYNAMIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; EXCESS ENERGY; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; GEMINATE RECOMBINATION; GENERAL DYNAMICS; HOT CHARGE; MATERIALS SYSTEMS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); STRONG CORRELATION; THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE;

DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; EXCITONS; FULLERENES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MONTE CARLO METHODS; THIOPHENE;

SEPARATION;

EID: 84863651277     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4731698     Document Type: Article

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