Determination of the P3HT:PCBM solubility parameters via a binary solvent gradient method: Impact of solubility on the photovoltaic performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-146

  MacHui, Florian ^a   Langner, Stefan ^a   Zhu, Xiangdong ^a   Abbott, Steven ^b   Brabec, Christoph J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c BAVARIAN CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH ZAE BAYERN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymers; Fullerenes; Hansen solubility parameters; Ink formulations; Organic photovoltaics; Solvent blends

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; FULLERENES; GRADIENT METHODS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLUBILITY;

HANSEN SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; INK FORMULATION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE-2 ,5-DIYL); SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; SOLVENT BLENDS; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 84862806847     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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