Electroabsorption studies of organic p-i-n solar cells: Increase of the built-in voltage by higher doping concentration in the hole transport layer

Organic Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 563-568

  Siebert Henze, E ^a   Lyssenko, V G ^a   Fischer, J ^a   Tietze, M ^a   Brueckner, R ^a   Menke, T ^a   Leo, K ^a   Riede, M ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Built in voltage; Electroabsorption spectroscopy; Molecular doping; Organic solar cells; Small molecules

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE CONCENTRATION; HOLE MOBILITY; MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; WORK FUNCTION;

BUILT-IN VOLTAGE; ELECTROABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROABSORPTION SPECTRUMS; MOLECULAR DOPING; ORGANIC P-I-N SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; SMALL MOLECULES; SMALL-MOLECULE ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84891671747     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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