Influences of using a high mobility donor polymer on solar cell performance

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3484-3492

  Murphy, Leanne ^a,b   Hong, Wei ^a   Aziz, Hany ^a,b   Li, Yuning ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

High mobility; Organic photovoltaics; Organic solar cells; Polymer semiconductors

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; HIGH MOBILITY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER SEMICONDUCTORS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED CURRENT;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84888295259     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.09.024     Document Type: Article

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