Improving the current density Jsc of organic solar cells P3HT:PCBM by structuring the photoactive layer with functionalized SWCNTs

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Derbal Habak, H ^a,b   Bergeret, C ^c   Cousseau, J ^c   Nunzi, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Organic photovoltaic; Single wall carbon nanotube; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE SPECTRUM; ABSORBANCES; ACTIVE LAYER; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BULK POLYMER; FUNCTIONALIZED; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MATRIX; METHANOFULLERENES; NEAR INFRARED REGION; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PARTIAL CRYSTALLIZATION; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; PV PERFORMANCE; REGIO-REGULAR; RESEARCH GROUPS; RR-P3HT; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; XRD STUDIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 79953823022     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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