Performance improvement of MEH-PPV:PCBM solar cells using bathocuproine and bathophenanthroline as the buffer layers

Chinese Physics B

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Liu, Xiao Dong ^a   Zhao, Su Ling ^a   Xu, Zheng ^a   Zhang, Fu Jun ^a   Zhang, Tian Hui ^a   Gong, Wei ^a   Yan, Guang ^a   Kong, Chao ^a   Wang, Yong Sheng ^a   Xu, Xu Rong ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bathocuproine; bathophenanthroline; buffer layer; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BAND GAPS; BATHOCUPROINE; BATHOPHENANTHROLINE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MEH-PPV; METAL DEPOSITION; METHYL ESTERS; OPTICAL FIELD; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SERIES RESISTANCES; SMALL MOLECULES; TRADITIONAL DEVICES;

BUFFER LAYERS; BUTYRIC ACID; CATHODES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 79958743004     PISSN: 16741056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/20/6/068801     Document Type: Article

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