Efficient tandem polymer solar cells fabricated by all-solution processing

Science

Volumn 317, Issue 5835, 2007, Pages 222-225

  Kim, Jin Young ^a,b   Lee, Kwanghee ^a,b   Coates, Nelson E ^a   Moses, Daniel ^a   Nguyen, Thuc Quyen ^a   Dante, Mark ^a   Heeger, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; POLYMER; SOLAR POWER; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY RESOURCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 34447504948     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1141711     Document Type: Article

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