Enhanced performance of bulk heterojunction solar cells using block copoly(3-alkylthiophene)s

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2020-2026

  Ren, Guoqiang ^a   Wu, Pei Tzu ^a   Jenekhe, Samson A ^a,b  

^a Department of Chemical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MATERIALS; BLOCK COMPOSITION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHARGE TRANSPORT; CONJUGATED COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER; DIBLOCKS; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; HOMOPOLYMERS; INTERPENETRATING NETWORKS; METHYL ESTERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLY(3-BUTYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-OCTYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CURRENTS; ZERO FIELDS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 77949556343     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm903783w     Document Type: Article

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