The effects of processing conditions on polymer photovoltaic device performance

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5215, Issue , 2004, Pages 271-275

  Breeze, A J ^a   Rumbles, G ^a   Gregg, B A ^a   Ginley, D S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterojunction; Organic solar cells; Polymer; Polymer ordering; Small molecule organics

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER ORDERING;

ANNEALING; CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARGE CARRIERS; CONFORMATIONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 1942517791     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.531846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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