Effects of soft insulating polymer doping on the photovoltaic properties of polymer-fullerene blend solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 8691-8696

  Wu, Fu Chiao ^a   Hsu, Shu Wei ^a   Cheng, Horng Long ^a   Chou, Wei Yang ^a   Tang, Fu Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; INSULATING POLYMER; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER-FULLERENE BLENDS; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

ESTERS; INSULATING MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLAR CELLS;

BLENDING;

EID: 84877084839     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400849x     Document Type: Article

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