Effect of doping phosphorescent material and annealing treatment on the performance of polymer solar cells

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wang, Zixuan ^a   Zhang, Fujun ^a  

^a Beijing Jiaotong University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ENERGY TRANSFER; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMER FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

10 MINUTES; ACTIVE LAYER; ANNEALING TREATMENTS; BLEND FILMS; EFFECT OF DOPING; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; ENERGY-TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE; PHOSPHORESCENT MATERIAL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84880865297     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/273586     Document Type: Article

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