The origin of collected charge and open-circuit voltage in blended polyfluorene photovoltaic devices

Advanced Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 1640-1645

  Snaith, Henry J ^a   Greenham, Neil C ^a   Friend, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMER BLENDS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLUTIONS; SPIN COATING;

CHARGE GENERATION; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 8344275953     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200305766     Document Type: Article

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