Design of a block copolymer solar cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-264

  Sun, Sam Shajing ^a  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugated block copolymers; Photovoltaic device; Plastic solar cell; Polymer nanostructures

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

EXCITON LOSS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0043231269     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(03)00104-1     Document Type: Article

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