Effect of buffer layers on the performance of organic photovoltaic cells based on copper phthalocyanine and C60

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-266

  Wang, Nana ^a   Yu, Junsheng ^a   Zang, Yue ^a   Huang, Jiang ^a   Jiang, Yadong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Buffer layer; C60; CuPc; Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells

Indexed keywords

BATHOCUPROINE; C60; COPPER PHTHALOCYANINE; CUPC; DEFECT STATE; DEVICE STABILITY; LIMITING FACTORS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE; SERIES RESISTANCES;

BENZENE; BUFFER LAYERS; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILVER;

EPITAXIAL LAYERS;

EID: 72149090108     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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