On the function of a bathocuproine buffer layer in organic photovoltaic cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Vogel, M ^a   Doka, S ^a   Breyer, Ch ^a   Lux Steiner, M Ch ^a   Fostiropoulos, K ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; EXCITONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUENCHING;

BATHOCUPROINE (BCP); BUFFER LAYERS; PLANAR GEOMETRY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 33750151754     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2362624     Document Type: Article

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