High efficient ternary polymer solar cells based on absorption complementary materials as electron donor

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-161

  Zhang, Miao ^a   Zhang, Fujun ^a   An, Qiaoshi ^a   Sun, Qianqian ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Li, Lingliang ^a   Wang, Wenbin ^a   Zhang, Jian ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption spectral complementary; Power conversion efficiency; Ternary polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

BINS; BUTYRIC ACID; CARRIER TRANSPORT; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERS; ENERGY GAP; POLYMERS;

ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; INTERMOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFER; NARROW BAND GAP POLYMERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84930941149     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.037     Document Type: Article

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