Efficiency enhancement in low-bandgap polymer solar cells by processing with alkane dithiols

Nature Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 497-500

  Peet, J ^a   Kim, J Y ^a   Coates, N E ^a   Ma, W L ^a   Moses, D ^a   Heeger, A J ^a   Bazan, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY GAP; PARAFFINS;

ALKANE DITHIOLS; DONOR/ACCEPTOR MORPHOLOGY; POWER-CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34547301474     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1928     Document Type: Article

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