Metal oxide buffer layer for improving performance of polymer solar cells

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 6053-6056

  Zhao, Zhouying ^a   Teki, Ranganath ^b   Koratkar, Nikhil ^b   Efstathiadis, Harry ^a   Haldar, Pradeep ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffer; Metal oxide; Optical tuner; Polymer solar cells; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; FILM THICKNESS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; ITO GLASS; METALLIC FILMS; METALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL FILMS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TUNERS; ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM-DOPED ZNO; BUFFER; DC MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; INTERFACIAL DIFFUSION; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; METAL OXIDE LAYERS; METAL OXIDES;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77953135887     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.03.118     Document Type: Article

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