Optimal energy offsets for organic solar cells containing a donor/acceptor pair

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 261-267

  Sun, Sam Shajing ^a  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor acceptor pair; Electron transfer dynamics; Gibbs free energy; Marcus theory; Optimal energy levels; Optimal energy offsets; Organic solar cells; Photoelectric energy conversion efficiency; Photoinduced charge separation

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITONS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; PHOTOELECTRICITY;

DONOR/ACCEPTOR PAIR; ELECTRON TRANSFER DYNAMICS; MARCUS THEORY; OPTIMAL ENERGY OFFSETS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 9544247754     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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