The degradation of indium tin oxide/pentacene/fullerene/tris-8-hydroxy-quinolinato aluminum/aluminum heterojunction organic solar cells: By oxygen or moisture?

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 846-849

  Yang, Hong Bin ^a   Song, Qun Lian ^a   Gong, Cheng ^a   Li, Chang Ming ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

C60; Degradation; I V characteristics; Pentacene; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

DECAY CONSTANTS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; IV CHARACTERISTICS; LOW HUMIDITY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PENTACENE; PENTACENES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; TIME PERIODS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOISTURE; OXYGEN; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 77949657854     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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