Polymer : Fullerene solar cells: Materials, processing issues, and cell layouts to reach power conversion efficiency over 10%, a review

Journal of Photonics for Energy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Etxebarria, Ikerne ^a,b   Ajuria, Jon ^a,b   Pacios, Roberto ^a,b  

^a IK4 IKERLAN   (Spain)

^b CIC MICROGUNE   (Spain)

Author keywords

high efficiency devices; Organic solar cells; polymers

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; FULLERENES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS;

FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; HIGH EFFICIENCY DEVICES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLYMERIC SEMICONDUCTORS; POLYMERIC SOLAR CELLS; POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84923165752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19477988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JPE.5.057214     Document Type: Review

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