Influence of indium tin oxide treatment using UV-ozone and argon plasma on the photovoltaic parameters of devices based on organic discotic materials

Polymer International

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 601-607

  Destruel, Pierre ^a   Bock, Harald ^b   Séguy, Isabelle ^a   Jolinat, Pascale ^a   Oukachmih, Mimoun ^a   Bedel Pereira, Elena ^c  

^a Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PAUL PASCAL   (France)

^c LAAS CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Argon microwave plasma; Discotic liquid crystals; Electronic structure; Indium tin oxide (ITO); Interface; Kelvin probe; Open circuit voltage; Organic solar cells; UV ozone; Work function

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROWAVES; MONOLAYERS; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VACUUM;

ARGON MICROWAVE PLASMA; INDIUM TIN OXIDE TREATMENT; KELVIN PROBE METHOD; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC DISCOTIC MATERIALS; ULTRAVIOLET-OZONE EXPOSURE;

INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROWAVES; MONOLAYERS; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VACUUM;

ELECTRONICS; OXIDE; VACUUM;

EID: 33646521929     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: 10970126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.1947     Document Type: Article

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