Efficient organic photovoltaic tandem cells with novel transparent conductive oxide interlayer and poly (3-hexylthiophene): Fullerene active layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 376-380

  Sakai, Jun ^a,c   Kawano, Kenji ^a   Yamanari, Toshihiro ^b   Taima, Tetsuya ^b   Yoshida, Yuji ^b   Fujii, Akihiko ^c   Ozaki, Masanori ^c  

^a PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fullerene; Interlayer; Organic solar cell; P3HT; Polymer; Tandem; Transparent conductive oxide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INTERLAYER; LIF BUFFER LAYER; NANO-SCALE PHASE SEPARATION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; P3HT; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); TANDEM CELLS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FULLERENES; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS; TIN;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 72149089592     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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