Low work function metal modified ITO as cathode for inverted polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1618-1621

  Jiang, Chang Yun ^a   Sun, Xiao Wei ^b   Zhao, De Wei ^b   Kyaw, Aung Ko Ko ^b   Li, Yu Ning ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Air stability; Inverted polymer solar cells; ITO cathode; Organic photovoltaics; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

AIR STABILITY; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE MODIFICATION;

CALCIUM; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; GOLD; ITO GLASS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; WORK FUNCTION;

CELLS;

EID: 77955427267     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.082     Document Type: Article

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