Electrical properties of inverted poly(3-hexylthiophene): Methano-fullerene [6,6]-phenyl C71-butyric acid methyl ester bulk hetero-junction solar cell with Cs2CO3 and MoO3 layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3276-3280

  Lee, Yeon Il ^a,b   Youn, Jun Ho ^a,b   Ryu, Mi Sun ^a   Kim, Jungho ^a   Moon, Hie Tae ^b   Jang, Jin ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inverted OPV; JV characteristics; Open circuit voltage; Organic solar cell

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DIFFERENCES; INVERTED OPV; JV CHARACTERISTICS; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOW BIAS VOLTAGE; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POWER LAW RELATIONSHIP; ZERO TEMPERATURES;

BUTYRIC ACID; CESIUM; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FATTY ACIDS; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 80053597281     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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