Influence of β-linkages on the morphology and performance of DArP P3HT-PC61BM solar cells

Nanotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rudenko, Andrey E ^a   Latif, Alia A ^a   Thompson, Barry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK-HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS; MOBILITY MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED CURRENT; UV VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; UV-VISIBLE ABSORPTION;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEFECTS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; SOLAR CELLS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84890531346     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/1/014005     Document Type: Article

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