Fabrication and optimization of P3HT:PCBM organic photovoltaic devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7416, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kingsley, James W ^a   Green, Adam ^a   Lidzey, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Conjugated polymer; Nanofibre; Organic photovoltaic; P3HT; PCBM; PEDOT:PSS; Stability

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; NANOFIBRE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC; P3HT; PCBM; PEDOT:PSS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERS; FULLERENES; GLYCEROL; HEAT TREATMENT; NANOFIBERS; OLEIC ACID; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; THIOPHENE;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 70449558377     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.829178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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