Dependence of electrical, optical, and structural properties on the thickness of IZTO thin films grown by linear facing target sputtering for organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1822-1830

  Choi, Kwang Hyuk ^a   Jeong, Jin A ^a   Kim, Han Ki ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

IZTO; Organic solar cells; Sheet resistance; Thickness; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; ABSORPTION REGION; ACTIVE MATERIAL; AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; ANODE ELECTRODES; BAND GAP NARROWING; ELECTRON-IMPURITY; FACING TARGET SPUTTERING; GLASS SUBSTRATES; IZTO; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WAVELENGTH REGIONS; ZINC TIN OXIDE;

ABSORPTION; AMORPHOUS FILMS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; SHEET RESISTANCE; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSPARENCY; ZINC;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77955416042     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.056     Document Type: Article

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