Spatial mapping of photocurrents in organic solar cells comprising wedge-shaped absorber layers for an efficient material screening

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-22

  Nickel, Felix ^a   Sprau, Christian ^a   Klein, Michael F G ^a   Kapetana, Panagiota ^a   Christ, Nico ^a   Liu, Xin ^a   Klinkhammer, Soenke ^a   Lemmer, Uli ^a   Colsmann, Alexander ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional layer thickness; Horizontal dipping; Organic electronics; Polymer solar cell; Solution processing

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL LAYER; HORIZONTAL DIPPING; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTION-PROCESSING;

BUTYRIC ACID; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84861148881     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.026     Document Type: Article

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