Critical electron transfer rates for Exciton dissociation governed by extent of crystallinity in small molecule organic Photovoltaics

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 27, 2014, Pages 14840-14847

  Spencer, Susan ^a   Cody, Jeremy ^a   Misture, Scott ^b   Cona, Brandon ^a   Heaphy, Patrick ^a   Rumbles, Garry ^c   Andersen, John ^a   Collison, Christopher ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Alfred University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; EXCITONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTAL DOMAIN SIZE; ELECTRON TRANSFER RATES; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; MARCUS-HUSH THEORIES; MICROWAVE ABSORPTION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS;

DISSOCIATION;

EID: 84904366774     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504377r     Document Type: Article

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