Reducing recombination losses in planar organic photovoltaic cells using multiple step charge separation

Heidel, T. D.; Hochbaum, D.; Sussman, J. M.; Singh, V.; Bahlke, M. E.; Hiromi, I.; Lee, J.; Baldo, M. A.

doi:10.1063/1.3585863

Title: Reducing recombination losses in planar organic photovoltaic cells using multiple step charge separation

Journal Article · Mon May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3585863· OSTI ID:1114995

Heidel, T. D. ^[1]; Hochbaum, D. ^[1]; Sussman, J. M. ^[2]; Singh, V. ^[1]; Bahlke, M. E. ^[1]; Hiromi, I. ^[1]; Lee, J. ^[1]; Baldo, M. A. ^[1]

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Department of Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

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