Model for the J-V characteristics of degraded polymer solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Kumar, Pankaj ^a   Gaur, Ankita ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CURRENT DENSITY-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPED MODEL; DIFFERENT VOLTAGES; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; EXPONENTIAL DEPENDENCE; J-V CHARACTERISTICS; METHYL ESTERS; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CONDUCTION; TEST CONDITION; TIME INTERVAL;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84874768837     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4794356     Document Type: Article

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