Improved Performance of Polymer Solar Cells Featuring One-Dimensional PEDOT Nanorods in a Modified Buffer Layer

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Han, Yu Kai ^a   Chang, Mei Ying ^b   Huang, Wen Yao ^b   Pan, Hsin Yu ^b   Ho, Ko Shan ^a   Hsieh, Tar Hwa ^a   Pan, Sin Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE BUFFER LAYERS; ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENES; FILL FACTOR; HIGH-SPEED; METHYL ESTERS; PEDOT:PSS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS;

BUFFER LAYERS; BUTYRIC ACID; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; ESTERS; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STYRENE;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 79551584710     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3534201     Document Type: Article

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