Creation of a gradient polymer-fullerene interface in photovoltaic devices by thermally controlled interdiffusion

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 4607-4609

  Drees, M ^a   Premaratne, K ^a   Graupner, W ^a   Heflin, J R ^a   Davis, R M ^b   Marciu, D ^c   Miller, M ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c LUNA INNOVATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULLERENES; GLASS TRANSITION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0037049658     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1522830     Document Type: Article

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