Large active area inverted tandem polymer solar cell with high performance via alcohol treatment on the surface of bottom active layer P3HT:ICBA

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 240-247

  Yeh, Po Nan ^a   Liao, Sih Hao ^a   Li, Yi Lun ^a   Syue, Hong Ren ^a   Chen, Show An ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interlayers; Low bandgap conjugated polymers; Photovoltaic devices; Poly(3 hexylthiophene); Tandem polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CARRIER MOBILITY; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; SOL-GELS;

INTERLAYERS; LOW BAND GAP CONJUGATED POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84902162520     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.05.027     Document Type: Article

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