On the improvement of the efficiency of organic photovoltaic cells by the presence of an ultra-thin metal layer at the interface organic/ITO

EPJ Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-228

  Berredjem, Y ^a,b   Bernede J C ^a   Ouro Djobo, S ^a,c   Cattin, L ^a   Morsli, M ^a   Boulmokh, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LOMÉ   (Togo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER; FILM PREPARATION; FULLERENES; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THICK FILMS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

GOLD LAYERS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITALS; HYDROXYQUINOLINE; INDIUM TIN OXIDES; ITO ANODES; ORGANIC DONORS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SURFACE CONTAMINATIONS; THIN METAL LAYERS;

COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 57349152153     PISSN: 12860042     EISSN: 12860050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/epjap:2008166     Document Type: Article

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