Effect of light induced degradation on electrical transport and charge extraction in polythiophene:Fullerene (P3HT:PCBM) solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 120, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 244-252

  Khelifi, S ^a   Voroshazi, E ^c   Spoltore, D ^b   Piersimoni, F ^b   Bertho, S ^b   Aernouts, T ^c   Manca, J ^b   Lauwaert, J ^a   Vrielinck, H ^a   Burgelman, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Characterization; Illumination aging; Modeling; Organic photovoltaics; P3HT:PCBM; Traps

Indexed keywords

[6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS; DEVICE MODELING AND SIMULATIONS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; P3HT:PCBM; SURFACE RECOMBINATION VELOCITIES; TRAPS;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EXTRACTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MODELS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84888317959     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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