Efficient squaraine-based solution processable bulk-heterojunction solar cells

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 52, 2008, Pages 17640-17641

  Silvestri, Fabio ^a   Irwin, Michael D ^b   Beverina, Luca ^a   Facchetti, Antonio ^b   Pagani, Giorgio A ^a   Marks, Tobin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; FILL-FACTOR; ORGANIC BULK-HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROCESSABLE; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SQUARAINE;

CELL MEMBRANES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

FULLERENE; POLYMER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 67749095990     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja8067879     Document Type: Short Survey

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