Enhancing power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells via treatment of PEDOT: PSS anode buffer layer using DMF solvent

Journal of University of Science and Technology of China

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 775-784

  Wang, Haitao ^a   Zhang, Wenfeng ^a   Cheng, Boxue ^a   Yang, Shangfeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

DMF; P3HT:PCBM; PEDOT:PSS; Polymer solar cell; Power conversion efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878282759     PISSN: 02532778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2778.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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