High-performance polymer solar cells with moderately reduced graphene oxide as an efficient hole transporting layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-102

  Jeon, Ye Jin ^a   Yun, Jin Mun ^b   Kim, Dong Yu ^b   Na, Seok In ^a   Kim, Seok Soon ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^c Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Hole transporting layer; Polymer solar cells; Stability; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER; HOLE TRANSPORTING LAYERS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; PEDOT:PSS; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HEAT TREATMENT; HOLE MOBILITY; POLYMER FILMS; SOLAR CELLS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84862631332     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.05.024     Document Type: Article

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