Efficient semitransparent bulk-heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells with high-performance low processing temperature indium-tin oxide top electrode

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1685-1689

  Wang, Xizu ^a   Ng, Ging Meng ^a   Ho, Jian Wei ^a   Tam, Hoi Lam ^a   Zhu, Furong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; low processing temperature; organic photovoltaic (OPV); semitransparent

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CURRENT SPREADING; INDEX MATCHING; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; LOW PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL ADMITTANCE; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; ORGANIC LAYERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMITRANSPARENT; SMALL MOLECULES; TRANSPARENT CATHODE; VISIBLE LIGHT REGION; ZINC PHTHALOCYANINES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PROCESSING; SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TRANSPARENCY; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 78650038151     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2049004     Document Type: Article

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