Efficiency limiting morphological factors of MDMO-PPV:PCBM plastic solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 511-512, Issue , 2006, Pages 587-592

  Hoppe, H ^a   Glatzel, T ^b   Niggemann, M ^c   Schwinger, W ^a   Schaeffler, F ^a   Hinsch, A ^c   Lux Steiner, M Ch ^b   Sariciftci, N S ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microscopy; Morphology; Organic; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONVERSION; FULLERENES; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHASE SEPARATION;

ELECTRON-CONDUCTING PHASES; HETEROJUNCTION BLENDS; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY (KPFM); PLASTIC SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33646572548     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.071     Document Type: Article

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