An efficient PDPPTPT:PC61BM-based tandem polymer solar cells with a Ca/Ag/MoO3 intermediate layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-139

  Fan, Xi ^a,b,c   Guo, Shishang ^a   Fang, Guojia ^a   Zhan, Caimao ^a   Wang, Hao ^b   Zhang, Zhiguo ^c   Li, Yongfang ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ca Ag MoO3; Ca Al MoO 3; P3HT; PDPPTPT; Tandem polymer solar cell

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; P3HT; PDPPTPT; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRAL ABSORPTIONS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; POLYMERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84875159173     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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