Enhancement of short current density in polymer solar cells with phthalocyanine tin (IV) dichloride as interfacial layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2664-2669

  Zuo, Lijian ^a,b   Jiang, Xiaoxia ^a,b   Xu, Mingsheng ^a,b   Yang, Ligong ^c   Nan, Yaxiong ^a,b,c   Yan, Quanxiang ^a,b   Chen, Hongzheng ^a,b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode interfacial layer; Organic solar cell; Short circuit current density; SnCl2Pc

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON-INJECTION BARRIER; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; INTERFACIAL LAYER; MEH-PPV; METHYL ESTERS; N-TYPE ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SNCL2PC;

BUTYRIC ACID; CATHODES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DISSOCIATION; EXCITONS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; TIN;

CURRENT DENSITY;

EID: 79959321049     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.038     Document Type: Article

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