Higher fullerenes as electron acceptors for polymer solar cells: A quantum chemical study

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1827-1832

  Morvillo, P ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Density functional theory; Fullerene; Open circuit voltage; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

BAND-GAP POLYMERS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CURRENT OUTPUT; DEVICE OPERATIONS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ENERGY LEVEL; FRONTIER ORBITALS; HIGHER FULLERENES; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; METHYL ESTERS; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER-FULLERENE; QUANTUM CHEMICAL STUDIES; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL METHODS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL;

CELL MEMBRANES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FULLERENES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 68449094863     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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