Layer-by-layer all-transfer-based organic solar cells

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 5377-5382

  Kim, Jung Kyu ^a   Kim, Wanjung ^a   Wang, Dong Hwan ^b   Lee, Haksoo ^a   Cho, Sung M ^a   Choi, Dae Geun ^c   Park, Jong Hyeok ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK-HETEROJUNCTION (BHJ); ELECTRON EXTRACTION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE-2 ,5-DIYL); POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POLYURETHANE ACRYLATES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

HETEROJUNCTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM OXIDES;

CATHODES;

EID: 84877049619     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la400137g     Document Type: Article

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