Match the interfacial energy levels between hole transport layer and donor polymer to achieve high solar cell performance

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 40, 2014, Pages 22834-22839

  Lu, Luyao ^a   Xu, Tao ^a   Jung, In Hwan ^a   Yu, Luping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84908060220     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5036663     Document Type: Article

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