Triphenylamine-substituted methanofullerene derivatives for enhanced open-circuit voltages and efficiencies in polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2371-2379

  Chang, Chiou Ling ^a   Liang, Chin Wei ^a   Syu, Jyun Jie ^a   Wang, Leeyih ^a   Leung, Man Kit ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Fullerene derivatives; Poly (3 hexylthiophene) (P3HT); Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

ARYL AMINES; BIS-ADDUCTS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; FULLERENE DERIVATIVES; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT EFFICIENCIES; LIGHT-HARVESTING; METHANOFULLERENES; METHYL ESTERS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE) (P3HT); POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; TRIPHENYL AMINES;

BUTYRIC ACID; CARRIER MOBILITY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79958110343     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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