Effects of the buffer layer inserted between the transparent conductive oxide anode and the organic electron donor

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 648-654

  Godoy, A ^a   Cattin, L ^b   Toumi, L ^c   Diaz F R ^d   del Valle, M A ^d   Soto, G M ^b   Kouskoussa, B ^a   Morsli, M ^b   Benchouk, K ^a   Khelil, A ^a   Bernede J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Buffer layer; Interface anode organic; Organic solar cell; Transparent conductive oxide

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BAND STRUCTURE; BUFFER LAYERS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; WORK FUNCTION;

DIPOLE EFFECTS; ELECTRON DONORS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; MAIN EFFECT; ORGANIC LAYERS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 77949275814     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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