Planar-diffused photovoltaic device based on the MEH-PPV/PCBM system prepared by solution process

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 501-507

  Xue, Lili ^a   Liu, Leijing ^a   Gao, Qiang ^b   Wen, Shanpeng ^a   He, Jiating ^a   Tian, Wenjing ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Morphology; Photovoltaic device; Planar diffused; Solution process; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; MODEL STRUCTURES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE; PLANAR-DIFFUSED; SOLUTION PROCESS; THICKNESS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 60449101680     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.10.028     Document Type: Article

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