Bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic devices based on low band gap small molecule BTD-TNP and perylene-anthracene diimide

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2025-2028

  Sharma, G D ^a,c   Balraju, P ^a   Mikroyannidis, John A ^b   Stylianakis, Minas M ^b  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c JAIPUR DENTAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Benzothiadiazole; Bulk heterojunction; Organic photovoltaic device; Perylene diimide; Small molecule

Indexed keywords

BENZOTHIADIAZOLE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE; PERYLENE DIIMIDE; SMALL MOLECULE;

ANTHRACENE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; MOLECULES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 69949174287     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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