Effects of Processing Conditions on the Recombination Reduction in Small Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Zalar, Peter; Kuik, Martijn; Ran, Niva A.; Love, John A.; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen

doi:10.1002/aenm.201400438

Effects of Processing Conditions on the Recombination Reduction in Small Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Journal Article · Wed Apr 23 04:00:00 EDT 2014 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201400438· OSTI ID:1369758

Zalar, Peter ^[1]; Kuik, Martijn ^[1]; Ran, Niva A. ^[1]; Love, John A. ^[1]; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen ^[2]

Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA 93106 USA
Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA 93106 USA; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE SC Office of Basic Energy Sciences (SC-22)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001009

OSTI ID:: 1369758

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 4; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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