Effect of oxygen plasma treatment of indium tin oxide for organic solar cell

Electrical Engineering in Japan (English translation of Denki Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Hashimoto, Yuichi ^a   Hamagaki, Manabu ^b  

^a CANON INC   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copper phthalocyanine; Fullerene; ITO; Organic solar cell; Oxygen plasma

Indexed keywords

FULLERENES; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

COPPER PHTHALOCYANINE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; OXYGEN PLASMA;

OXYGEN;

EID: 32444447597     PISSN: 04247760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eej.20313     Document Type: Article

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