Influence of polymer ionization potential on the open-circuit voltage of hybrid polymer/ Ti O2 solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Ishwara, T ^a   Bradley, D D C ^a   Nelson, J ^a   Ravirajan, P ^b   Vanseveren, I ^c   Cleij, T ^c   Vanderzande, D ^c   Lutsen, L ^d   Tierney, S ^e   Heeney, M ^e   McCulloch, I ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA   (Sri Lanka)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e Merck Chemicals ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BANDS; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; ENERGY DIFFERENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYMER IONIZATION POTENTIAL;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 38949176741     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2840608     Document Type: Article

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