Small molecule sensitizers for near-infrared absorption in polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Peet, J ^a   Tamayo, A B ^a   Dang, X D ^a   Seo, J H ^a   Nguyen, T Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ABSORPTION; ACIDS; CELLS; CHROMOPHORES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INFRARED DEVICES; MOLECULES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; THIOPHENE;

BULK HETEROJUNCTIONS; BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS; CARRIER GENERATIONS; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; LOW BAND GAPS; NEAR INFRARED; OLIGOTHIOPHENE; POLYMER BULKS; SMALL CONCENTRATIONS; SMALL MOLECULES; YIELDING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 54949139596     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3001802     Document Type: Article

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