A thienylenevinylene-phthalimide copolymer based polymer solar cell with high open circuit voltage: Effect of additive concentration on the open circuit voltage

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 253-260

  Kim, Juhwan ^a   Yeo, Jun Seok ^a   Jeong, Hyung Gu ^a   Yun, Jin Mun ^a   Kim, Yeong A ^a   Kim, Dong Yu ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Additive; Open circuit voltage; Organic solar cell; Phthalimide; Thienylenevinylene

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COPOLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLVENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADDITIVE CONCENTRATIONS; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; PHTHALIMIDE; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); THIENYLENEVINYLENE;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

EID: 84897566354     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.02.038     Document Type: Article

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