High photoelectric conversion efficiency of metal phthalocyanine/fullerene heterojunction photovoltaic device

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 476-505

  Lin, Chi Feng ^a   Zhang, Mi ^b   Liu, Shun Wei ^c   Chiu, Tien Lung ^b   Lee, Jiun Haw ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Energy conversion efficiency; Heterojunction; OPV

Indexed keywords

FULLERENE; PHTHALOCYANINE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NANOFABRICATION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; CHEMISTRY; POWER SUPPLY;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; FULLERENES; INDOLES;

EID: 79251635075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12010476     Document Type: Review

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