Investigation performance and mechanisms of inverted polymer solar cells by pentacene doped P3HT: PCBM

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Lee, Hsin Ying ^a   Huang, Hung Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLE MOBILITY; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

ABSORPTION LAYER; CRISTALLINITY; DOPING CONTENT; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; PENTACENES; PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT DENSITY; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED CURRENT;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 84900001709     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/812643     Document Type: Article

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