Fabrication of large area photovoltaic devices containing various blends of polymer and fullerene derivatives by using the doctor blade technique

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 280-283

  Padinger, F ^a   Brabec, C J ^b   Fromherz, T ^a   Hummelen, J C ^c   Sariciftci, N S ^b  

^a Quantum Solar Energy Linz (QSEL)   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Doctor blade technique; Fullerenes and derivatives; Poly (para phenylenevinylene) and derivatives; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009714285     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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