Blend composition study of poly(3, 3 -didodecylquaterthiophene)/[6,6]- phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester solution processed organic solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Yuen, Avery P ^a   Preston, John S ^a   Hor, Ah Mee ^b   Klenkler, Richard ^b   Macabebe, Erees Queen B ^c   Ernest Van Dyk, E ^c   Loutfy, Rafik O ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b XEROX RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEND COMPOSITION; BUTYRIC ACIDS; ELECTRON MOBILITY RATIO; METHYL ESTERS; OPTIMAL POWER; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYMER LOADING; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HOLE MOBILITY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 67649780448     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3056386     Document Type: Article

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