Morphology controlled bulk-heterojunction layers of fully electro-spray coated organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 272-279

  Kim, Yonghee ^a   Kim, Geunjin ^a   Lee, Jongjin ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^a  

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

Author keywords

Additive; Electro spray; Organic solar cell; P3HT:PCBM

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; ELECTRO-SPRAY; METHYL ESTERS; MORPHOLOGY-CONTROLLED; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; P3HT:PCBM; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POST ANNEALING; POST PROCESSING; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRINTING METHOD; THIN FILM FABRICATION;

ADDITIVES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84864443855     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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