Blending platinum nanoparticles into poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl- C61 -butyric acid methyl ester enhances the efficiency of polymer solar cells

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Chang, Mei Ying ^a   Chen, Yi Fan ^a   Tsai, Ying Shen ^a   Chi, Kai Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BLENDING; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTORESISTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLATINUM; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; STYRENE; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVE LAYERS; BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS; DEVICE STRUCTURES; ENHANCED EFFICIENCIES; ETHYLENE DIOXYTHIOPHENE; PLATINUM NANO PARTICLES; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; STYRENE SULFONATES;

CARRIER MOBILITY;

EID: 58049124356     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3023082     Document Type: Article

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