Improving efficiency of MEH-PPV/TiO2 solar cells by lithium salt modification

Organic Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 649-657

  Barkhouse, D Aaron R ^a   Bishop, Hugh E ^a   Henry, Bernard M ^a   Webster, Graham R ^a   Burn, Paul L ^b   Assender, Hazel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hole mobility; Lithium; MEHPPV

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; HOLE MOBILITY; LITHIUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DEVICE PERFORMANCE; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; MEH-PPV; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CURRENTS;

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77549085598     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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