Fully solution processed p-i-n organic solar cells with an industrial pigment - Quinacridone

Organic Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1126-1131

  Chen, Teresa L ^a   Chen, John Jun An ^a,b   Catane, Luis ^a   Ma, Biwu ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial pigment; Organic solar cells; p i n; Quinacridone; Solution processing; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRON DONORS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUINACRIDONE; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79955498249     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2011.03.039     Document Type: Article

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