Nanostructured Solar Cells Based on Semiconducting Polymer Nanospheres (SPNs) of M3EH-PPV and CN-Ether-PPV

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5215, Issue , 2004, Pages 206-210

  Kietzke, Thomas ^a   Neher, Dieter ^a   Montenegro, Rivelino ^b   Landfester, Katharina ^b   Scherf, Ullrich ^c   Hoerhold, H H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

CN Ether PPV; M3EH PPV; Miniemulsion; Nanoparticles; Phase separation; Polymer blends; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; MONOCHROMATORS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMER BLENDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CN-ETHER-PPV; M3EH-PPV; MINIEMULSIONS; NANOPARTICLES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 1942453314     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.505458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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