Efficient polymer photovoltaic cells using solution-processed MoO3 as anode buffer layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 842-845

  Liu, Fengmin ^a   Shao, Shuyan ^a   Guo, Xiaoyang ^a   Zhao, Yun ^a   Xie, Zhiyuan ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Anode buffer layer; Bulk heterojunction; Polymer photovoltaic cells; Solution processed MoO3

Indexed keywords

ANODE BUFFER LAYERS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BUTYRIC ACIDS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; METHYL ESTERS; PEDOT:PSS; POLY(ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REGIO-REGULAR; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

BUFFER LAYERS; CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 77949656343     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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