Effect of blend ratio on poly(p-phenylene-ethynylene)-alt-poly(p-phenylene- vinylene) polymer solar cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-44

  Tore, Nesrin ^a,d   Parlak, Elif Alturk ^a   Usluer, Ozlem ^b   Egbe, Daniel A M ^c   San, Sait E ^d   Aydogan, Pelin ^e  

^a NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^d GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AnE PVstat; Blend ratio; Polymer solar cell

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ANE-PVSTAT; BLEND RATIOS; FILL FACTOR; FILM NANOSTRUCTURES; METHYL ESTERS; P-PHENYLENE; POLY(P-PHENYLENE-ETHYNYLENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR IRRADIATION;

EFFICIENCY; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS;

DURABILITY;

EID: 84861205182     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.040     Document Type: Article

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