Towards high efficiency solution processable inverted bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells using modified indium tin oxide cathode

Organic Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1942-1946

  Chen, Xiaohong ^a,b   Yang, Jiaxiang ^a   Haley, Lim Yi Xuan Candy ^a   Lu, Jiong ^a   Zhu, Furong ^c   Loh, Kian Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b China   (China)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon nanoparticles; Inverted bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells; ITO cathode

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BUTYRIC ACID; CATHODES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; TIN OXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; WORK FUNCTION;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CARBON NANO-PARTICLES; INDIUM TIN OXIDE CATHODE; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POST-ANNEALING TEMPERATURE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SURFACE ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77957320552     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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