Band gap enhancement by covalent interactions in P3HT/PCBM photovoltaic heterojunction

Journal of the Korean Physical Society

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-148

  Xie, Xiaoyin ^a   Ju, Heongkyu ^a   Lee, Eun Cheol ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Band gap engineering; Density functional theory; P3ht pcbm interface; Polymer solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956197786     PISSN: 03744884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3938/jkps.57.144     Document Type: Article

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