On the spatial inhomogeneity of charge generation and collection in inverted all polymer solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Perulli, A ^a   Lattante, S ^a   Persano, A ^b   Cola, A ^b   Di Giulio, M ^a   Anni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL-POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CHARGE COLLECTION; CHARGE GENERATION; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; SPATIAL IN-HOMOGENEITY;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84882445509     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4817506     Document Type: Article

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