Heteromorphic chloroindium phthalocyanine films for improved photovoltaic performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2937-2940

  Bamsey, Nathan M ^a   Yuen, Avery P ^a   Hor, Ah Mee ^b   Klenkler, Richard ^b   Preston, John S ^a   Loutfy, Rafik O ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b XEROX RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloroindium; Near IR; Organic solar cells; Phthalocyanine

Indexed keywords

CHLOROINDIUM; CURRENT GENERATION; INTERFACIAL CONTACT; NEAR-IR; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHTHALOCYANINE; PHTHALOCYANINE FILMS; POLYMORPHIC PHASIS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRAL RESPONSE;

ABSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 79960556585     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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