Diffusion lengths of excitons in polymers in relation to external quantum efficiency of the photocurrent of solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-76

  Leow, Cheahli ^a   Ohnishi, Toshihiro ^a,b   Matsumura, Michio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CARRIER RECOMBINATION; DIFFUSION LENGTH; EXCITON DIFFUSION LENGTH; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; POLYMER LAYERS; QUENCHING OF FLUORESCENCE; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT;

DIFFUSION; EXCITONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84892585615     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4079376     Document Type: Article

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