Asymptotic and numerical prediction of current-voltage curves for an organic bilayer solar cell under varying illumination and comparison to the Shockley equivalent circuit

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Foster, J M ^a   Kirkpatrick, J ^b   Richardson, G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Tessella Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; DRIFTDIFFUSION EQUATIONS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT PARAMETER; INTERNAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; SOLAR CELLS;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS);

EID: 84884958401     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4820567     Document Type: Article

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