Influence of P3HT:PCBM blend preparation on the active layer morphology and cell degradation

Microelectronics Reliability

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 597-601

  Balderrama, V S ^a   Estrada, M ^a   Cerdeira, A ^a   Soto Cruz, B S ^d   Marsal, L F ^b   Pallares, J ^b   Nolasco, J C ^b   Iniguez B ^b   Palomares, E ^c   Albero, J ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA ICIQ   (Spain)

^d BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; EFFICIENCY; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BASIC PARAMETERS; CELL DEGRADATIONS; FABRICATION COST; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMERIC SOLAR CELLS; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79951958960     PISSN: 00262714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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