Using self-assembling dipole molecules to improve charge collection in molecular solar cells

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Khodabakhsh, Saghar ^a   Sanderson, Brett M ^a   Nelson, Jenny ^a   Jones, Tim S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL (HOMO); MOLECULAR SOLAR CELLS; SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT DENSITY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 30444432980     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200500207     Document Type: Article

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