Active layer thickness effect on the recombination process of PCDTBT:PC71BM organic solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-79

  Namkoong, Gon ^a   Kong, Jaemin ^b   Samson, Matthew ^a   Hwang, In Wook ^b   Lee, Kwanghee ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Active layer thickness; Lambert W function; Organic solar cells; PCDTBT

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEFECT DENSITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

ACTIVE LAYER; CURRENT DENSITY-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DIFFERENT DENSITIES; LAMBERT W FUNCTION; PCDTBT; RECOMBINATION KINETICS; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; TRAP-ASSISTED RECOMBINATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84870215825     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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