Fabrication of bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells with controlled distribution of p-n components by Evaporative Spray deposition using Ultradilute Solution

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7052, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Shakutsui, Masato ^a   Iwamoto, Tadashi ^a   Maeda, Ryoji ^a   Tsutsui, Tetsuo ^a   Fujita, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Concentration gradient; Interpenetrating network; Percolation path; Photovoltaics; Polymer fullerene; Solar cells; Spray deposition

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CONCENTRATION GRADIENT; INTERPENETRATING NETWORK; PERCOLATION PATH; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER-FULLERENE; SPRAY DEPOSITION;

CHARGE CARRIERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FABRICATION; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLVENTS; THERMAL NOISE; THIOPHENE;

CELLS;

EID: 57649101676     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.794319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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