Enhancing the open-circuit voltage of molecular photovoltaics using oxidized au nanocrystals

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 5671-5678

  Pegg, Lara Jane ^a   Schumann, Stefan ^a   Hatton, Ross A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

electrode; gold nanocrystal; gold nanoparticle; open circuit voltage; organic photovoltaics; organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PHTHALOCYANINE; AU NANOCRYSTALS; CELL-TO-CELL VARIATION; DONOR LAYERS; ELECTRIC FIELD ENHANCEMENT; GOLD NANOCRYSTAL; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; HIGH WORK FUNCTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SINGLE JUNCTION; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SUB-MONOLAYERS; SUBPHTHALOCYANINES;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GOLD; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

EID: 78049346167     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn101276z     Document Type: Article

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