High open circuit voltage in efficient thiophene-based small molecule solution processed organic solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2826-2832

  Montcada, Núria F ^a   Pelado, Beatriz ^b   Viterisi, Aurelien ^a   Albero, Josep ^a   Coro, Julieta ^b,c   Cruz, Pilar De La ^c   Langa, Fernando ^b   Palomares, Emilio ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA ICIQ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

High open circuit voltage; Small molecule solar cells; Solution processing solar cells

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIMING CIRCUITS;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON DONOR MOIETIES; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; LIGHT-TO-ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; OLIGOTHIOPHENE MOLECULES; SMALL MOLECULES; SMALL ORGANIC MOLECULES; SOLUTION-PROCESSING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84883165782     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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