Multiparametric optimization of polymer solar cells: A route to reproducible high efficiency

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 508-513

  Renz, Joachim A ^a   Keller, Thomas ^b   Schneider, Martin ^b   Shokhovets, Sviatoslav ^a   Jandt, Klaus D ^b   Gobsch, Gerhard ^a   Hoppe, Harald ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Morphology; Optimization; P3HT; PCBM; Polymer solar cell

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BLENDING; CHARGE CARRIERS; FULLERENES; MAGNETIC FILMS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTIMIZATION; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLVENTS;

ANNEALING CONDITIONS; BLEND FILMS; BLENDING RATIOS; CARRIER SEPARATIONS; COMPETING PROCESS; EFFECTIVE CHARGES; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMAL EFFICIENCIES; P3HT; PCBM; PERCOLATION PATHS; POLYMER SOLAR CELL;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 60449102615     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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