Mechanism for dimethylformamide-treatment of poly(3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene): Poly(styrene sulfonate) layer to enhance short circuit current of polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 115-119

  Gong, Cheng ^a,b   Yang, Hong Bin ^a,b   Song, Qun Liang ^a,b   Lu, Zhi Song ^a,b   Li, Chang Ming ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DMF; Organic solvent; P3HT: PCBM; PEDOT: PSS; Polymer solar cell

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AFM IMAGE; DMF; IV CHARACTERISTICS; METHYL ESTERS; P3HT: PCBM; PEDOT: PSS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELL; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84862785890     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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