Bilayer heterojunction polymer solar cells using unsubstituted polythiophene via oxidative chemical vapor deposition

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 190-196

  Borrelli, David C ^a   Barr, Miles C ^a   Bulović, Vladimir ^b   Gleason, Karen K ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilayer heterojunction; Polymer solar cells; Unsubstituted polythiophene; Vacuum deposition; Vapor deposition

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; ACTIVE LAYER; BI-LAYER; DE-DOPING; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR LAYER; ELECTRON DONORS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; FILM COLOR; FILM COMPOSITION; HEAVILY DOPED; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; OXIDIZING AGENTS; POLY-THIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POST-DEPOSITION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PT FILMS; VAPOR PHASE;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METHANOL; VACUUM; VACUUM DEPOSITION; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84856533133     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.11.040     Document Type: Article

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