Optimization of an inverted organic solar cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 985-991

  Zhao, D W ^a,b   Tan, S T ^b   Ke, L ^c   Liu, P ^a   Kyaw, A K K ^a   Sun, X W ^a   Lo, G Q ^b   Kwong, D L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Buffer layer; Inverted structure; MoO3; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FILL FACTOR; HOLE TRANSPORTS; INVERTED STRUCTURE; LAYER THICKNESS; MAXIMUM POWER; MOO3; OPTICAL MODELING; OPTIMIZED DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); ULTRA-THIN;

BUFFER LAYERS; CALCIUM; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; SILVER;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77950861186     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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