Enhancing the short-circuit current and power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells with graphene quantum dots derived from double-walled carbon nanotubes

NPG Asia Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Li, Fushan ^a   Kou, Lijie ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Wu, Chaoxing ^a   Guo, Tailiang ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene quantum dots; Polymer solar cells; Power conversion efficiency; Short circuit current

Indexed keywords

BLUE EMISSION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; METHYL ESTERS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GRAPHENE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884227058     PISSN: 18844049     EISSN: 18844057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/am.2013.38     Document Type: Article

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