Inverted and transparent polymer solar cells prepared with vacuum-free processing

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 497-500

  Zhou, Yinhua ^a,b   Li, Fenghong ^a   Barrau, Sophie ^a   Tian, Wenjing ^b   Inganäs, Olle ^a   Zhang, Fengling ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Jilin University   (China)

Author keywords

Inverted polymer solar cells; Open circuit voltage; PEO; Vacuum free processing

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; VACUUM;

ACTIVE LAYERS; CELL PRODUCTIONS; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; ITO/GLASS SUBSTRATES; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC LAYERS; PEO; PHOTO VOLTAGES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRODUCTION COSTS; SOLAR LIGHTS; TRANSPARENT POLYMERS; VACUUM PROCESSING; VACUUM-FREE PROCESSING; WORK FUNCTION CHANGES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 60449110285     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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