High band gap poly(9,9-dihexylfluorene-alt-bithiophene) blended with [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester for use in efficient photovoltaic devices

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Schulz, Gisela L ^a   Chen, Xiwen ^a   Holdcroft, Steven ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; HOLE MOBILITY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

BITHIOPHENE; BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS; DO-MAINS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES; HIGH BAND GAPS; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES; OPEN CIRCUITS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; WEIGHT RATIOS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 58349101818     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3070574     Document Type: Article

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