Improvement of inverted-type organic solar cells by mild oxygen plasma etching on polymer thin film

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1681-1685

  Wang, Ing Jye ^a   Shiu, Shu Chia ^a   Lin, Ming Yi ^a   Huang, Jing Shun ^a   Lin, Yu Hong ^a   Lin, Ching Fuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Plasma etching; Polymer solar cells; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BLEND FILMS; BUTYRIC ACIDS; FILL FACTOR; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; OXYGEN PLASMA ETCHING; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER SURFACES; POLYMER THIN FILMS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SERIES RESISTANCES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TOP SURFACE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; OXYGEN; PLASMA ETCHING; PLASMAS; POLYMERIC FILMS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 77955412669     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.028     Document Type: Article

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