High‐Efficiency Organic Photovoltaic Cells Based on the Solution‐Processable Hole Transporting Interlayer Copper Thiocyanate (CuSCN) as a Replacement for PEDOT:PSS. Issue 3 (25th September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yaacobi‐Gross, Nir; Treat, Neil D.; Pattanasattayavong, Pichaya; Faber, Hendrik; Perumal, Ajay K.; Stingelin, Natalie; Bradley, Donal D. C.; Stavrinou, Paul N.; Heeney, Martin; Anthopoulos, Thomas D.
• Is Part Of: Advanced energy materials. Volume 5:Issue 3(2015:Feb.)
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• Publication Date: 2014-09-25
• Subjects: Energy harvesting -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Materials -- Periodicals; Photovoltaics -- Periodicals; Fuel cells -- Periodicals; Thermoelectric materials -- Periodicals; 621.31
• DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201401529
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1614-6832

Abstract

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