Addressing dynamic photovoltaic processes at electrode:active layer and donor:acceptor interfaces in organic solar cells under device-operating conditions

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 239-247

  Hsiao, Yu Che ^a,b   Wu, Ting ^a   Zang, Huidong ^c   Li, Mingxing ^a   Hu, Bin ^a,b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

charge transfer states; dielectric layer; donor acceptor interface; electrode interface

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CAPACITANCE; CHARGE TRANSFER; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS;

CHARGE TRANSFER STATE; DIELECTRIC LAYER; DONOR-ACCEPTOR INTERFACES; ELECTRODE INTERFACE; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; MAGNETO-OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; ORGANIC BULK HETEROJUNCTIONS; SURFACE CHARGE ACCUMULATIONS;

INTERFACE STATES;

EID: 84925543395     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5280-y     Document Type: Article

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