Optical properties and conductivity of PEDOT:PSS films treated by polyethylenimine solution for organic solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages 144-148

  Li, Zaifang ^a   Qin, Fei ^a   Liu, Tiefeng ^a   Ge, Ru ^a   Meng, Wei ^a   Tong, Jinhui ^a   Xiong, Sixing ^a   Zhou, Yinhua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Optical property; Organic solar cells; PEDOT:PSS; Polyethylenimine

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

ON CONDUCTIVITIES; PEDOT:PSS; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POLYETHYLENIMINES; POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE; SIMPLE DEVICE STRUCTURES; TRANSMITTANCE AND REFLECTANCES; WHITE-LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84924702877     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2015.03.010     Document Type: Article

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