Influence of aluminium electrode preparation on PCE values of polymeric solar cells based on P3HT and PCBM

Organic Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2525-2531

  Iwan, Agnieszka ^a   Palewicz, Marcin ^a   Ozimek, Mariusz ^a   Chuchmala, Andrzej ^a   Pasciak, Grzegorz ^a  

^a ELECTROTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Magnetron sputtering; P3HT; PCBM; Polymer; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRODES; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; THERMAL EVAPORATION;

IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; P3HT; PCBM; PHOTOVOLTAIC PARAMETERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE-2 ,5-DIYL); POLYMERIC SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84865285612     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.07.029     Document Type: Article

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