Towards high performance inverted polymer solar cells

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 125-131

  Yi, Chao ^a   Gong, Xiong ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS;

BIMOLECULAR RECOMBINATION; ELECTRON EXTRACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GOOD STABILITY; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84875272386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2012.09.001     Document Type: Review

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