Low resistance and highly transparent ITO-Ag-ITO multilayer electrode using surface plasmon resonance of Ag layer for bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1801-1809

  Jeong, Jin A ^a   Kim, Han Ki ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ITO Ag ITO; Linear facing target sputter; Organic solar cells; Sheet resistance; Surface plasmon resonance; Transmittance

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION WAVELENGTHS; AG THICKNESS; ANTI-REFLECTION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; FACING TARGET SPUTTERING; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HIGH-SHEET-RESISTANCE; ITO ELECTRODES; ITO-AG-ITO; LINEAR FACING TARGET SPUTTER; LOW RESISTANCE; LOW RESISTIVITY; MULTILAYER ELECTRODES; OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE; ORGANIC ACTIVE LAYERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; POST ANNEALING; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPR EFFECT; SUBSTRATE HEATING; TRANSMITTANCE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING ELECTRODES;

CELL MEMBRANES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; FACINGS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTILAYERS; OPACITY; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASMONS; SHEET RESISTANCE; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TARGETS;

SURFACE RESISTANCE;

EID: 68349095141     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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