Controlled p-doping of pigment layers by cosublimation: basic mechanisms and implications for their use in organic photovoltaic cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-99

  Pfeiffer, M ^a   Beyer, A ^a   Plonnigs B ^a   Nollau, A ^a   Fritz, T ^a   Leo, K ^a   Schlettwein, D ^b   Hiller, S ^b   Wohrle D ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FERMI LEVEL; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PIGMENTS; SEEBECK EFFECT; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SUBLIMATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

COSUBLIMATION; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAGE; PHTHALOCYANINE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0033704044     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00022-2     Document Type: Editorial

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