Photovoltaic properties of conjugated polymer/methanofullerene composites embedded in a polystyrene matrix

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 6866-6872

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

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; FULLERENES; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; METALLORGANIC POLYMERS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMER BLENDS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RHEOLOGY; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

METHANOFULLERENE; PERCOLATION THRESHOLD;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032613814     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.370205     Document Type: Article

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