Polymer solar cells with enhanced fill factors

Guo, Xugang; Zhou, Nanjia; Lou, Sylvia J.; Smith, Jeremy; Tice, Daniel B.; Hennek, Jonathan W.; Ortiz, Rocío Ponce; Navarrete, Juan T.  López; Li, Shuyou; Strzalka, Joseph; Chen, Lin X.; Chang, Robert P.  H.; Facchetti, Antonio; Marks, Tobin J.

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.207

Title: Polymer solar cells with enhanced fill factors

Journal Article · Sun Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Nature Photonics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.207· OSTI ID:1382758

Guo, Xugang; Zhou, Nanjia; Lou, Sylvia J.; Smith, Jeremy; Tice, Daniel B.; Hennek, Jonathan W.; Ortiz, Rocío Ponce; Navarrete, Juan T. López; Li, Shuyou; Strzalka, Joseph; Chen, Lin X.; Chang, Robert P. H.; Facchetti, Antonio; Marks, Tobin J.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER)

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

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001059

OSTI ID:: 1382758

Journal Information:: Nature Photonics, Vol. 7, Issue 10; Related Information: ANSER partners with Northwestern University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yale University; ISSN 1749-4885

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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