1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride as transparent electron transport material in organic p-i-n solar cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6999, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Falkenberg, C ^a   Uhrich, C ^b   Maennig, B ^b   Riede, M K ^a   Leo, K ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELIATEK GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron transport layer; n type doping; NTCDA; Organic solar cell

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRON-TRANSPORT MATERIALS; IN ORDER; NAPHTHALENE TETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDE (NTCDA); ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONICS;

PHOTONICS;

EID: 45749136855     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.782340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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