Enhanced spectral response in polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells by using active materials with complementary spectra

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-28

  Huang, Jen Hsien ^a   Lee, Chuan Pei ^a   Ho, Zhong Yo ^a   Kekuda, Dhananjay ^b   Chu, Chih Wei ^b,c   Ho, Kuo Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; PCBM; Polyfluorene; Polymer solar cell; Spectra coverage

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; PCBM; POLYFLUORENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELL; SPECTRA COVERAGE;

BLENDING; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FULLERENES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLAR CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 70449517504     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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