On the use of Woods metal for fabricating and testing polymeric organic solar cells: An easy and fast method

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 595-601

  Salinas, José Francisco ^a   Maldonado, José Luis ^a   Ramos Ortíz, Gabriel ^a   Rodríguez, Mario ^a   Meneses Nava, Marco Antonio ^a   Barbosa García, Oracio ^a   Santillan, Rosa ^b   Farfán, Norberto ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Organic photovoltaics; Organic semiconductors; Woods metal cathode

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; EUTECTIC ALLOYS; FAST METHODS; GLASS SLIDES; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; MEH-PPV; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PROMISING MATERIALS; VACUUM-FREE;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ITO GLASS; METALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN; TIN OXIDES; WOOD;

METAL TESTING;

EID: 78650684475     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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