Preparation and characterization of methanofullerenes for polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2951-2956

  Yang, Cheng Hsien ^a   Chang, Jia Yaw ^a   Yeh, Pei Hong ^b   Guo, Tzung Fang ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM GROWTH; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

BUTYRIC ACID; METHANOFULLERENES; SODIUM METHOXIDE;

FULLERENES;

EID: 36549089063     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.09.050     Document Type: Article

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