Enhancing the efficiency of MEH-PPV and PCBM based polymer solar cells via optimization of device configuration and processing conditions

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1919-1924

  Chang, En Chung ^a   Chao, Ching Ian ^a   Lee, Rong Ho ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

MEH PPV; PCBM; Photovoltaic cell; Polymer solar cell

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CURRENT DENSITY; HALOGEN ELEMENTS; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONOR; HOLE-TRANSPORTING MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL; POLY(2-METHOXY-5-(2′-ETHYL-HEXYLOXY)-1,4- PHENYLENEVINYLENE) (MEH-PPV); POLYMER SOLAR CELL;

SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER; POLYMER BLEND;

EID: 33746093513     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.23657     Document Type: Article

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