Influence of crystallizable solvent on the morphology and performance of P3HT:PCBM bulk-heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 531-536

  Keawprajak, Anusit ^a   Piyakulawat, Phimwipha ^a   Klamchuen, Annop ^a   Iamraksa, Phansak ^a   Asawapirom, Udom ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction solar cells; Crystallizable solvent; Morphology; Polythiophene

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING PROCESS; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BULK-HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CAST FILM; CONCENTRATION OF; CRYSTALLIZABLE SOLVENT; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; ENHANCED ABSORPTION; GRAIN-SIZE REDUCTION; POLY-THIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RR-P3HT; TRICHLOROBENZENE; UV-VIS SPECTRA; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER FILMS; SOLVENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 75449106553     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.11.018     Document Type: Article

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