Bulk and contact resistance in P3HT:PCBM heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2314-2317

  Shen, Yang ^a   Li, Kejia ^a   Majumdar, Nabanita ^a   Campbell, Joe C ^a   Gupta, Mool C ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact resistance; Organic solar cells; P3HT; PCBM; Series resistance; Thermal annealing

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; P3HT; PCBM; SERIES RESISTANCES; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

ANNEALING; BUTYRIC ACID; EFFICIENCY; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

CONTACT RESISTANCE;

EID: 79958173637     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.03.046     Document Type: Article

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