Self-assembled Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):Poly(styrenesulfonate)/Graphene quantum dot organogels for efficient charge transport in photovoltaic devices

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 11069-11073

  Lim, Hong Chul ^a   Min, Sa Hoon ^b   Lee, Eunwoo ^a   Jang, Jyongsik ^a   Kim, Sung Hyun ^a   Hong, Jong In ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

graphene quantum dots; organic photovoltaics; organogel; PEDOT:PSS; self assembly

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; GRAPHENE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CORE SHELL NANO STRUCTURES; INTERCONNECTED STRUCTURES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANOGELS; PEDOT:PSS; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84930685974     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02434     Document Type: Article

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