Efficient and air-stable polymer photovoltaic devices with WO 3-V2O5 mixed oxides as anodic modification

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-334

  Huang, Jing Shun ^a   Chou, Chen Yu ^a   Lin, Ching Fuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anode; Photovoltaic cells; Polymers; Stability

Indexed keywords

AIR STABILITY; AIR-STABLE; ANODE MODIFICATION; ANODIC MODIFICATION; MIXED OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRISTINE OXIDE; SOLUTION-PROCESSING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OXIDES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; STABILITY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 77950073249     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2009.2039846     Document Type: Article

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