Effects of photo-oxidation on the performance of poly [2-methoxy-5- (3′,7′-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene]:[6,6]-phenyl C 61-butyric acid methyl ester solar cells

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2117-2126

  Pacios, Roberto ^a   Chatten, Amanda J ^a   Kawano, Kenji ^a,b   Durrant, James R ^a   Bradley, Donal D C ^a   Nelson, Jenny ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CURRENT DENSITY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL FILMS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION;

BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTER ( PCBM); CHARGE RECOMBINATION; CHARGE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33750547554     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200500714     Document Type: Article

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