Simple experimental test to distinguish extraction and injection barriers at the electrodes of (organic) solar cells with S-shaped current-voltage characteristics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 599-603

  Tress, Wolfgang ^a,b   Inganäs, Olle ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrier; Drift diffusion model; Electrode; Organic solar cell; Plasma treatment; S shape

Indexed keywords

BARRIER; DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PLASMA TREATMENT; S SHAPE;

DIFFUSION BARRIERS; ELECTRODES; EXTRACTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; WORK FUNCTION;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84883121162     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.014     Document Type: Article

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