Controlling J-aggregate formation for increased short-circuit current and power conversion efficiency with a squaraine donor

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 488-493

  Spencer, Susan ^a   Hu, Harry ^a   Li, Qimeng ^a   Ahn, Hyo Yang ^b   Qaddoura, Maher ^b   Yao, Sheng ^b   Ioannidis, Andronique ^a   Belfield, Kevin ^b   Collison, Christopher J ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

aggregates; organic photovoltaic cells; squaraines

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; J-AGGREGATE FORMATION; MACROSCOPIC STRUCTURE; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SQUARAINE DYES; SQUARAINES;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84895923763     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2289     Document Type: Article

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