Improved open-circuit voltage and efficiency in organic solar cells using a phosphine oxide based interlayer material

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1389-1392

  Jeon, Soon Ok ^a   Yook, Kyoung Soo ^a   Chin, Byung Doo ^a   Park, Yong Sup ^b   Lee, Jun Yeob ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Open circuit voltage; Organic solar cell; Small molecule interlayer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BUTYRIC ACIDS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; INTERLAYER MATERIALS; METHYL ESTERS; OPTIMAL THICKNESS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOSPHINE OXIDE; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SMALL MOLECULE INTERLAYER; SMALL MOLECULES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77953322731     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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