The influence of electrode buffer layers on the performance of polymer photovoltaic devices

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1175-1178

  Feng, Zhihui ^a   Hou, Yanbing ^a   Lei, Desheng ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Buffer layer; Interlayer; Polymer photovoltaic; Small molecule

Indexed keywords

BATHOCUPROINE; COPPER PHTHALOCYANINE; FILL FACTOR; METHYL ESTERS; PENTACENES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SMALL MOLECULES;

BUFFER LAYERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; ESTERS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMER BLENDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BUFFERING; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ELECTRODE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER;

EID: 74449084476     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.11.044     Document Type: Article

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