Improved photovoltaic effect of polymer solar cells with nanoscale interfacial layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1152-1156

  Lee, Young In ^a   Kim, Mina ^a   Ho Huh, Yoon ^a   Lim, J S ^b   Cheol Yoon, Sung ^b   Park, Byoungchoo ^a  

^a Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interfacial layers; Nanomaterials; Photovoltaic; Polymer

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CONTROL DEVICE; DEVICE STABILITY; FILL FACTOR; INTERFACIAL LAYER; METHANOFULLERENES; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOSCALE INTERFACIAL LAYER; OXYETHYLENE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ULTRA-THIN;

CONTROL; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ETHERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; POLYMERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 77950866095     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.045     Document Type: Article

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