Chiral (S)-5-octyloxy-2-[{4-(2-methylbuthoxy)-phenylimino}-methyl]-phenol liquid crystalline compound as additive into polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1089-1099

  Yilmaz Canli, N ^a   Gunes S ^a   Pivrikas, A ^b   Fuchsbauer, A ^a   Sinwel, D ^b   Sariciftci, N S ^b   Yasa, Ö ^a   Bilgin Eran, B ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymers; Liquid crystal; Organic solar cells; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BUTYRIC ACIDS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE COMPOUNDS; METHYL ESTERS; ON CURRENTS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; TRANSIENT CHARGES;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHENOLS; SOLAR CELLS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 77950918269     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.030     Document Type: Article

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