Sputtered NiO as electron blocking layer in P3HT:PCBM solar cells fabricated in ambient air

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 735-739

  Betancur, Rafael ^a   Maymoc ^a   Elias, Xavier ^a   Vuong, Luat T ^a,c   Martorell, Jordi ^a,b  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron blocking layer; Organic photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; CELL PROCESSING; ELECTRON BLOCKING LAYER; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PEDOT:PSS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TIME CONSTANTS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FABRICATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 78650680364     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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