Increasing the efficiency of charge extraction limited poly-(3- hexylthiophene):[6,6] phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester solar cells using single walled carbon nanotubes with metallic characteristics

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Mallajosyula, Arun Tej ^a   Sundar Kumar Iyer, S ^a   Mazhari, Baquer ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CHARGE EXTRACTION; CHARGE GENERATION; FILL FACTOR; FUNCTIONALIZED; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOW LIGHT; METHYL ESTERS; SEMICONDUCTING TUBES; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

BLENDING; CARRIER MOBILITY; EFFICIENCY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; EXTRACTION; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BUTYRIC ACID;

EID: 79960154085     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3598081     Document Type: Article

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