Monte Carlo simulation of Förster resonance energy transfer in 3D nanoscale organic bulk heterojunction morphologies

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 41, 2013, Pages 21086-21095

  Maqsood, Ishtiaq ^a,b   Cundy, Lance D ^a   Biesecker, Matt ^a   Kimn, Jung Han ^a   Johnson, Dustin ^b   Williams, Rachel ^b   Bommisetty, Venkat ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOPS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DISSOCIATION PROBABILITY; EXCITON RECOMBINATION; EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC BULK HETEROJUNCTIONS; RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER;

DIFFUSION; DISSOCIATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84886062268     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp406073y     Document Type: Article

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