Effect of the active layer thickness on the device performance of polymer solar cells having [60]PCBM and [70]PCBM as electron acceptor

Energy Procedia

Volumn 31, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-73

  Morvillo, Pasquale ^a   Bobeico, Eugenia ^a   Esposito, Salvatore ^a   Diana, Rosita ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fullerene; Optical modeling; Polymer solar cells; Short circuit current

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897063601     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.11.166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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