Solution-processed vanadium oxide as an anode interlayer for inverted polymer solar cells hybridized with ZnO nanorods

Organic Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1060-1065

  Huang, Jing Shun ^a   Chou, Chen Yu ^a   Liu, Meng Yueh ^a   Tsai, Kao Hua ^a   Lin, Wen Han ^a   Lin, Ching Fuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interlayer; Optical spacer; Polymer solar cells; Solution processing; Vanadium oxide; ZnO nanorod

Indexed keywords

ANODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANORODS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; VANADIUM PENTOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

INTERLAYER; OPTICAL SPACER; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; VANADIUM OXIDES; ZNO NANOROD;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 67650732395     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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