Organic solar cells: An overview focusing on active layer morphology

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-81

  Benanti, Travis L ^a   Venkataraman, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Conducting polymers; Donor acceptor blend; Morphology; Photovoltaic devices; Plastic solar cells; Thin films

Indexed keywords

FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; REVIEW;

ELECTRODES; FULLERENES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERS;

EID: 33646537191     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-005-6397-9     Document Type: Review

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