Inspection of substrate-heated modified PEDOT:PSS morphology for all spray deposited organic photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1303-1306

  Kim, Kyu Jin ^a   Kim, Yeong Seon ^a   Kang, Won Seok ^b   Kang, Byoung Ho ^a   Yeom, Se Hyuk ^a   Kim, Do Eok ^a   Kim, Jae Ho ^b   Kang, Shin Won ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Organic solar cell; PEDOT:PSS; PH750; Spray deposition; Substrate heating

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; OPEN VOLTAGE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPRAY DEPOSITION; SPRAY-DEPOSITED; SUBSTRATE HEATING; TRANSPORT LAYERS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITS; HEATING; MORPHOLOGY; SUBSTRATES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77953154197     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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