Improved power conversion efficiency of bulk heterojunction poly(3-hexylthiophene):PCBM photovoltaic devices using small molecule additive

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1219-1223

  Sharma, S S ^a   Sharma, G D ^b,c   Mikroyannidis, J A ^d  

^a GOVT WOMEN ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Jaipur Engineering College   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction solar cells; Photovoltaics; Poly(3 hexylthiophene); Small molecule additive; Thienothiadiazole

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); SMALL MOLECULES; THIENOTHIADIAZOLE;

ABSORPTION; BUTYRIC ACID; CARRIER MOBILITY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; ESTERS; MOLECULES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 79951856525     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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