Thermal annealing effect on poly(3-hexylthiophene): Fullerene:Copper- phthalocyanine ternary photoactive layer

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Derouiche, H ^a   Mohamed, A B ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF ENERGY   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER DERIVATIVE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; PHTHALOCYANINE DERIVATIVE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOSELENIUM DERIVATIVE; PHTHALOCYANINE; POLY(3 HEXYL)SELENOPHENE; POLY(3-HEXYL)SELENOPHENE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HARDNESS; HEAT; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; POWER SUPPLY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLAR ENERGY;

COPPER; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FULLERENES; HARDNESS; HOT TEMPERATURE; INDOLES; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84878623200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/914981     Document Type: Article

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