Improved stability of solution processed photovoltaic devices using PQT-12

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2455-2458

  Yuen, Avery P ^a   Hor, Ah Mee ^b   Jovanovic, Stephen M ^a   Preston, John S ^a   Klenkler, Richard A ^b   Bamsey, Nathan M ^a   Loutfy, Rafik O ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b XEROX RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organic photovoltaic; PQT 12; Solution processed; Stability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BUTYRIC ACIDS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DEVICE STABILITY; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING; ELECTRON-DONATING; FLUORESCENCE STUDIES; IN-VACUUM; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PERFORMANCE DECAY; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PQT-12; SOLUTION PROCESSED;

ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

STABILITY;

EID: 77957682813     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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