Progress in polymer solar cell

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-158

  Li, LiGui ^a   Lu, GuangHao ^a   Yang, XiaoNiu ^a   Zhou, EnLe ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Morphology control; Optoelectronic thin film; Polymer solar cell; Thin polymer film

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847661491     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0001-y     Document Type: Review

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