Molecular weight effect on the efficiency of polymer solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 5, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 12163-12167

  Liu, Chang ^a   Wang, Kai ^a   Hu, Xiaowen ^a,b   Yang, Yali ^c   Hsu, Chih Hao ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Xiao, Steven ^c   Gong, Xiong ^a,b   Cao, Yong ^b  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c 1 Material Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

charge carrier mobility; efficiency; light absorption; molecular weight; phase separation; polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BULK HETEROJUNCTION (BHJ); ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; METHYL ESTERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT EFFECT; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARGE CARRIERS; EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84889263503     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am404157t     Document Type: Article

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