Effects of Impurities on Operational Mechanism of Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Kaake, Loren; Dang, Xuan-Dung; Leong, Wei Lin; Zhang, Yuan; Heeger, Alan; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen

doi:10.1002/Adma.201203786

Title: Effects of Impurities on Operational Mechanism of Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Journal Article · Thu Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2012 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/Adma.201203786· OSTI ID:1382258

Kaake, Loren; Dang, Xuan-Dung; Leong, Wei Lin; Zhang, Yuan; Heeger, Alan; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001009

OSTI ID:: 1382258

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Vol. 25, Issue 12; Related Information: CEEM partners with the University of California, Santa Barbara (lead); Purdue University; Los Alamos National Laboratory; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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