Solution-processed bulk-heterojunction solar cells based on monodisperse dendritic oligothiophenes

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3323-3331

  Ma, Chang Qi ^a   Fonrodona, Marta ^b   Schikora, Martin C ^a   Wienk, Martijn M ^b   Janssen, René A J ^b   Bäuerle, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DENDRIMERS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; MACROMOLECULES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLID SOLUTIONS; THIOPHENE;

APPLICATIONS.; BAND GAPS; BLENDED FILMS; BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS; CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; DENDRITIC OLIGOTHIOPHENES; DONOR AND ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON TRANSFERS; ENERGY LEVELS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MACROMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES; MOLAR RATIOS; MONODISPERSE; MONODISPERSITY; OPTICAL-; OPTIMAL VALUES; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; REDOX PROPERTIES; SOLID FILMS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 55349144916     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200800584     Document Type: Article

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