Solution-processable functionalized graphene in donor/acceptor-type organic photovoltaic cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1196-1200

  Liu, Zhiyong ^a   He, Dawei ^a   Wang, Yongsheng ^a   Wu, Hongpeng ^a   Wang, Jigang ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; HOMO; LUMO; P3HT

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAYER; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; FUNCTIONALIZED; HETEROSTRUCTURES; HOMOGENEOUS BLENDS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROCESSABLE; STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATIONS; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS;

CARRIER MOBILITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DISSOCIATION; EXCITONS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GRAPHITE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 77953133056     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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