Efficient charge generation and collection in amorphous polymer-based solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 11514-11521

  Yamamoto, Shunsuke ^a,d   Ohkita, Hideo ^a,b   Benten, Hiroaki ^a   Ito, Shinzaburo ^a   Yamamoto, Shuhei ^c   Kitazawa, Daisuke ^c   Tsukamoto, Jun ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TORAY INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CHARGE TRANSFER; DISSOCIATION; EFFICIENCY; EXCITONS; GROUND STATE; POLARONS; POLYMER FILMS;

BIMOLECULAR RECOMBINATION; CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DISSOCIATION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENT DISSOCIATION; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITIONS; SHORT-CIRCUIT CONDITIONS; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84879395306     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp402077j     Document Type: Article

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