Optimum ratio of electron-to-hole mobility in P3HT:PCBM organic solar cells

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1291-1296

  Ramírez, Omar ^a   Cabrera, Víctor ^a   Reséndiz, Luis Martín ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Charge carrier mobility; Numerical simulations; Organic semiconductors; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HALL MOBILITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; NUMERICAL MODELS; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; HOLE MOBILITY RATIO; OPTIMUM RATIO; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84910149126     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-013-9855-1     Document Type: Article

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