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Singlet Exciton Lifetimes in Conjugated Polymer Films for Organic Solar Cells

Stoichko Dimitrov Orcid Logo, Bob C. Schroeder, Christian B. Nielsen, Hugo Bronstein, Zhuping Fei, Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, James R. Durrant

Polymers, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Start page: 14

Swansea University Author: Stoichko Dimitrov Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/polym8010014

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The lifetime of singlet excitons in conjugated polymer films is a key factor taken into account during organic solar cell device optimization. It determines the singlet exciton diffusion lengths in polymer films and has a direct impact on the photocurrent generation by organic solar cell devices. Ho...

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ISSN: 2073-4360
Published: 2016
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