Correlation between interface energetics and open circuit voltage in organic photovoltaic cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Wilke, A ^a   Endres, J ^b   Hormann U ^c   Niederhausen, J ^a   Schlesinger, R ^a   Frisch, J ^a   Amsalem, P ^a   Wagner, J ^c   Gruber, M ^c   Opitz, A ^a   Vollmer, A ^d   Brutting W ^c   Kahn, A ^b   Koch, N ^a,d  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^d HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONOR/ACCEPTOR INTERFACE; INTERFACE ENERGETICS; INVERSE PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PRISTINE FILMS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84870880776     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4769360     Document Type: Article

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