Evidence of the improvement of photovoltaic efficiency by polar molecule orientation in a new semiconducting polymer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 91, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1816-1824

  Sentein, Carole ^a   Rocha, Licinio ^a   Apostoluk, Aleksandra ^a   Raimond, Paul ^a   Duyssens, Iris ^b   Van Severen, Ineke ^b   Cleij, Thomas ^c   Lutsen, Laurence ^b   Vanderzande, Dirk ^b,c   Kažukauskas, Vaidotas ^d   Pranaitis, Mindaugas ^d   Čyras, Valius ^d  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Carrier transport; Molecular chain orientation; Organic solar cells; Polymer semiconductors

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TRANSPORT; CHARGE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS;

MOLECULAR CHAIN ORIENTATION; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER SEMICONDUCTORS;

SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 34548531029     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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