Graphene quantum dots-incorporated cathode buffer for improvement of inverted polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-218

  Bin Yang, Hong ^a,b   Qian Dong, Yong ^a   Wang, Xizu ^c   Yun Khoo, Si ^a   Liu, Bin ^a   Ming Li, Chang ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cesium carbonate; Charge recombination; Exciton dissociation; Graphene; Organic solar cells; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

[6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS; CESIUM CARBONATES; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CARBONATION; CATHODES; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EXCITONS; GRAPHENE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

CESIUM;

EID: 84879801927     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.060     Document Type: Article

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