Efficient bilayer heterojunction polymer solar cells with bumpy donor-acceptor interface formed by facile polymer blend

Organic Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2688-2695

  Yang, Hee Yeon ^a,b   Kang, Nam Su ^a   Hong, Jae Min ^a   Song, Yong Won ^a   Kim, Tae Whan ^b   Lim, Jung Ah ^a  

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

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bilayer polymer solar cells; Nanostructure; Phase separation; Polymer blend

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLAR CELLS;

BILAYER POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR INTERFACES; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR LAYER; HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES; INTERPENETRATING DONOR; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84865555765     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.07.040     Document Type: Article

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