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Kouroudis I, Gößwein M, Gagliardi A. Utilizing Data-Driven Optimization to Automate the Parametrization of Kinetic Monte Carlo Models. J Phys Chem A 2023. [PMID: 37421601 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c02482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations are a popular tool to investigate the dynamic behavior of stochastic systems. However, one major limitation is their relatively high computational costs. In the last three decades, significant effort has been put into developing methodologies to make kMC more efficient, resulting in an enhanced runtime efficiency. Nevertheless, kMC models remain computationally expensive. This is in particular an issue in complex systems with several unknown input parameters where often most of the simulation time is required for finding a suitable parametrization. A potential route for automating the parametrization of kinetic Monte Carlo models arises from coupling kMC with a data-driven approach. In this work, we equip kinetic Monte Carlo simulations with a feedback loop consisting of Gaussian Processes (GPs) and Bayesian optimization (BO) to enable a systematic and data-efficient input parametrization. We utilize the results from fast-converging kMC simulations to construct a database for training a cheap-to-evaluate surrogate model based on Gaussian processes. Combining the surrogate model with a system-specific acquisition function enables us to apply Bayesian optimization for the guided prediction of suitable input parameters. Thus, the amount of trial simulation runs can be considerably reduced facilitating an efficient utilization of arbitrary kMC models. We showcase the effectiveness of our methodology for a physical process of growing industrial relevance: the space-charge layer formation in solid-state electrolytes as it occurs in all-solid-state batteries. Our data-driven approach requires only 1-2 iterations to reconstruct the input parameters from different baseline simulations within the training data set. Moreover, we show that the methodology is even capable of accurately extrapolating into regions outside the training data set which are computationally expensive for direct kMC simulation. Concluding, we demonstrate the high accuracy of the underlying surrogate model via a full parameter space investigation eventually making the original kMC simulation obsolete.
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- Ioannis Kouroudis
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Hans-Piloty-Strasse 1/III, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Hans-Piloty-Strasse 1/III, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Hans-Piloty-Strasse 1/III, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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Katzenmeier L, Gößwein M, Carstensen L, Sterzinger J, Ederer M, Müller-Buschbaum P, Gagliardi A, Bandarenka AS. Mass transport and charge transfer through an electrified interface between metallic lithium and solid-state electrolytes. Commun Chem 2023; 6:124. [PMID: 37322266 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00923-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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All-solid-state Li-ion batteries are one of the most promising energy storage devices for future automotive applications as high energy density metallic Li anodes can be safely used. However, introducing solid-state electrolytes needs a better understanding of the forming electrified electrode/electrolyte interface to facilitate the charge and mass transport through it and design ever-high-performance batteries. This study investigates the interface between metallic lithium and solid-state electrolytes. Using spectroscopic ellipsometry, we detected the formation of the space charge depletion layers even in the presence of metallic Li. That is counterintuitive and has been a subject of intense debate in recent years. Using impedance measurements, we obtain key parameters characterizing these layers and, with the help of kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, construct a comprehensive model of the systems to gain insights into the mass transport and the underlying mechanisms of charge accumulation, which is crucial for developing high-performance solid-state batteries.
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- Leon Katzenmeier
- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Physics of Energy Conversion and Storage, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
- TUMint·Energy Research, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany
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- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hans-Piloty-Straße 1, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany
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- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Physics of Energy Conversion and Storage, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
- TUMint·Energy Research, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany
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- TUMint·Energy Research, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany
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- TUMint·Energy Research, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany
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- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional Materials, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hans-Piloty-Straße 1, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany.
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- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Physics of Energy Conversion and Storage, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
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Bhat V, Callaway CP, Risko C. Computational Approaches for Organic Semiconductors: From Chemical and Physical Understanding to Predicting New Materials. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37141497 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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While a complete understanding of organic semiconductor (OSC) design principles remains elusive, computational methods─ranging from techniques based in classical and quantum mechanics to more recent data-enabled models─can complement experimental observations and provide deep physicochemical insights into OSC structure-processing-property relationships, offering new capabilities for in silico OSC discovery and design. In this Review, we trace the evolution of these computational methods and their application to OSCs, beginning with early quantum-chemical methods to investigate resonance in benzene and building to recent machine-learning (ML) techniques and their application to ever more sophisticated OSC scientific and engineering challenges. Along the way, we highlight the limitations of the methods and how sophisticated physical and mathematical frameworks have been created to overcome those limitations. We illustrate applications of these methods to a range of specific challenges in OSCs derived from π-conjugated polymers and molecules, including predicting charge-carrier transport, modeling chain conformations and bulk morphology, estimating thermomechanical properties, and describing phonons and thermal transport, to name a few. Through these examples, we demonstrate how advances in computational methods accelerate the deployment of OSCsin wide-ranging technologies, such as organic photovoltaics (OPVs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic thermoelectrics, organic batteries, and organic (bio)sensors. We conclude by providing an outlook for the future development of computational techniques to discover and assess the properties of high-performing OSCs with greater accuracy.
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- Vinayak Bhat
- Department of Chemistry & Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, United States
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Model for Sustainable Financial Planning and Investment Financing Using Monte Carlo Method. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14148785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The article deals with current issues of finance and investment planning with a selective focus on financial decision-making processes using sophisticated software tools. The article has a special significance in this period when it is necessary to re-evaluate and consider ways of appropriate and effective investment and financial policy in view of the restrictions in enterprises in Slovakia, which brings with it the global pandemic COVID-19 or another crisis in enterprises. The aim of the article is to propose a methodology as a tool for streamlining the investment activities of companies. The proposed methodology combines the usability of traditional and modern economic methods, making it an important tool for the sustainability and competitiveness of enterprises. Three variants of investment decisions in the enterprise were simulated using simulation in terms of two approaches. The first approach focuses on mathematical–economic calculations of deterministic modeling through traditional software tools. The second stochastic modeling uses the simulation of financial risks using a modern software tool using the Monte Carlo method. The output is the creation of a graphical management model in the form of an algorithm.
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Riley DB, Meredith P, Armin A, Sandberg OJ. Role of Exciton Diffusion and Lifetime in Organic Solar Cells with a Low Energy Offset. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:4402-4409. [PMID: 35549280 PMCID: PMC9150110 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Despite general agreement that the generation of free charges in organic solar cells is driven by an energetic offset, power conversion efficiencies have been improved using low-offset blends. In this work, we explore the interconnected roles that exciton diffusion and lifetime play in the charge generation process under various energetic offsets. A detailed balance approach is used to develop an analytic framework for exciton dissociation and free-charge generation accounting for exciton diffusion to and dissociation at the donor-acceptor interface. For low-offset systems, we find the exciton lifetime to be a pivotal component in the charge generation process, as it influences both the exciton and CT state dissociation. These findings suggest that any novel low-offset material combination must have long diffusion lengths with long exciton lifetimes to achieve optimum charge generation yields.
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Gößwein M, Kaiser W, Gagliardi A. Local Temporal Acceleration Scheme to Couple Transport and Reaction Dynamics in Kinetic Monte Carlo Models of Electrochemical Systems. J Chem Theory Comput 2022; 18:2749-2763. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.1c01010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manuel Gößwein
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Karlstraße 45, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Karlstraße 45, 80333 Munich, Germany
- Computational Laboratory for Hybrid/Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (CNR-SCITEC), 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Karlstraße 45, 80333 Munich, Germany
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Doat O, Barboza BH, Batagin‐Neto A, Bégué D, Hiorns RC. Review: materials and modelling for organic photovoltaic devices. POLYM INT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Olivier Doat
- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico‐Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, UMR5254 Pau France
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP) School of Sciences, POSMAT Bauru Brazil
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico‐Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, UMR5254 Pau France
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico‐Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, UMR5254 Pau France
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Kaiser W, Gagliardi A. Stepping Out of Equilibrium: The Quest for Understanding the Role of Non-Equilibrium (Thermo-)Dynamics in Electronic and Electrochemical Processes. ENTROPY 2020; 22:e22091013. [PMID: 33286782 PMCID: PMC7597086 DOI: 10.3390/e22091013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This editorial aims to interest researchers and inspire novel research on the topic of non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and Monte Carlo for Electronic and Electrochemical Processes. We present a brief outline on recent progress and challenges in the study of non-equilibrium dynamics and thermodynamics using numerical Monte Carlo simulations. The aim of this special issue is to collect recent advances and novel techniques of Monte Carlo methods to study non-equilibrium electronic and electrochemical processes at the nanoscale.
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Kaiser W, Gößwein M, Gagliardi A. Acceleration scheme for particle transport in kinetic Monte Carlo methods. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:174106. [PMID: 32384840 DOI: 10.1063/5.0002289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations are frequently used to study (electro-)chemical processes within science and engineering. kMC methods provide insight into the interplay of stochastic processes and can link atomistic material properties with macroscopic characteristics. Significant problems concerning the computational demand arise if processes with large time disparities are competing. Acceleration algorithms are required to make slow processes accessible. Especially, the accelerated superbasin kMC (AS-kMC) scheme has been frequently applied within chemical reaction networks. For larger systems, the computational overhead of the AS-kMC is significant as the computation of the superbasins is done during runtime and comes with the need for large databases. Here, we propose a novel acceleration scheme for diffusion and transport processes within kMC simulations. Critical superbasins are detected during the system initialization. Scaling factors for the critical rates within the superbasins, as well as a lower bound for the number of sightings, are derived. Our algorithm exceeds the AS-kMC in the required simulation time, which we demonstrate with a 1D-chain example. In addition, we apply the acceleration scheme to study the time-of-flight (TOF) of charge carriers within organic semiconductors. In this material class, time disparities arise due to a significant spread of transition rates. The acceleration scheme allows a significant acceleration up to a factor of 65 while keeping the error of the TOF values negligible. The computational overhead is negligible, as all superbasins only need to be computed once.
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- Waldemar Kaiser
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Arcisstrasse 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Arcisstrasse 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Arcisstrasse 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
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Friederich P, Fediai A, Kaiser S, Konrad M, Jung N, Wenzel W. Toward Design of Novel Materials for Organic Electronics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1808256. [PMID: 31012166 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201808256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Materials for organic electronics are presently used in prominent applications, such as displays in mobile devices, while being intensely researched for other purposes, such as organic photovoltaics, large-area devices, and thin-film transistors. Many of the challenges to improve and optimize these applications are material related and there is a nearly infinite chemical space that needs to be explored to identify the most suitable material candidates. Established experimental approaches struggle with the size and complexity of this chemical space. Herein, the development of simulation methods is addressed, with a particular emphasis on predictive multiscale protocols, to complement experimental research in the identification of novel materials and illustrate the potential of these methods with a few prominent recent applications. Finally, the potential of machine learning and methods based on artificial intelligence is discussed to further accelerate the search for new materials.
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- Pascal Friederich
- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, M5S 3H6, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Gaussian Mixture and Kernel Density-Based Hybrid Model for Volatility Behavior Extraction From Public Financial Data. DATA 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/data4010019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This paper carried out a hybrid clustering model for foreign exchange market volatility clustering. The proposed model is built using a Gaussian Mixture Model and the inference is done using an Expectation Maximization algorithm. A mono-dimensional kernel density estimator is used in order to build a probability density based on all historical observations. That allows us to evaluate the behavior’s probability of each symbol of interest. The computation result shows that the approach is able to pinpoint risky and safe hours to trade a given currency pair.
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Lederer J, Kaiser W, Mattoni A, Gagliardi A. Machine Learning–Based Charge Transport Computation for Pentacene. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.201800136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jonas Lederer
- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnical University of MunichKarlstraße 45 80333 Munich Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnical University of MunichKarlstraße 45 80333 Munich Germany
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- Istituto Officina dei MaterialiCNR‐IOM SLACS CagliariCittadella Universitaria09042‐I Monserrato Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnical University of MunichKarlstraße 45 80333 Munich Germany
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Popp J, Kaiser W, Gagliardi A. Impact of Phosphorescent Sensitizers and Morphology on the Photovoltaic Performance in Organic Solar Cells. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.201800114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Johannes Popp
- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnical University of MunichArcisstraße 21 80333 Munich Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnical University of MunichArcisstraße 21 80333 Munich Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnical University of MunichArcisstraße 21 80333 Munich Germany
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