Chloroboron subphthalocyanine/C60 planar heterojunction organic solar cell with N,N-dicarbazolyl-3,5-benzene blocking layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 264-270

  Lin, Chi Feng ^a   Nichols, Valerie M ^b   Cheng, Yung Chih ^c   Bardeen, Christopher J ^b   Wei, Mau Kuo ^c   Liu, Shun Wei ^d   Lee, Chih Chien ^e   Su, Wei Cheng ^e   Chiu, Tien Lung ^f   Han, Hsieh Cheng ^g   Chen, Li Chyong ^h   Chen, Chin Ti ⁱ   Lee, Jiun Haw ^h  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^f YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Internal quantum efficiency; Open circuit voltage; Organic photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

EXCITON BLOCKING LAYERS; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL MODULE; SPECTRAL SPLITTING; SUBPHTHALOCYANINES;

BENZENE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EXCITONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84891775034     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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