Numerical simulation of photocurrent generation in bilayer organic solar cells: Comparison of master equation and kinetic Monte Carlo approaches

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Casalegno, Mosè ^a   Bernardi, Andrea ^b   Raos, Guido ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILAYER ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; KINETIC MONTE CARLO METHODS; MEAN FIELD APPROXIMATION; MICROSCOPIC PROCESS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS;

ELECTROSTATICS; HETEROJUNCTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84903362077     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4812826     Document Type: Article

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