Nanostructured morphology of P3HT:PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cells

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447-451

  Kalita, Golap ^a   Masahiro, Matsushima ^a   Koichi, Wakita ^a   Umeno, Masayoshi ^a  

^a CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fullerene derivative; Nanostructured morphology; Organic solar cells; Poly(3 hexylthiophene)

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; COMPOSITION RATIO; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; INTERMOLECULAR PACKING; NANOSTRUCTURED MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC BULK-HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PERCOLATION PATH; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); TEM;

ANNEALING; CARRIER MOBILITY; FABRICATION; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLVENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 77349084162     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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