Effect of hybrid carbon nanotubes-bimetallic composite particles on the performance of polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 750-754

  Park, Sun Young ^a,b   Kim, Whi Dong ^c   Kim, Do Geun ^a   Kim, Jong Kuk ^a   Jeong, Yong Soo ^a   Kim, Joo Hyun ^b   Lee, Jae Keun ^c   Kim, Soo H ^c   Kang, Jae Wook ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Material Science   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bimetallic nanoparticles; Carbon nanotubes; Current density; Organic photovoltaic cell; Power conversion efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BIMETALLIC COMPOSITES; BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; HETERO-JUCTION; MULTI-WALLED; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER-FULLERENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SEA URCHIN-LIKE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MAMMALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77949652894     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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