Spray-coated ZnO electron transport layer for air-stable inverted organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-140

  Kang, Yong Jin ^a,b   Lim, Kyounga ^a   Jung, Sunghoon ^a   Kim, Do Geun ^a   Kim, Jong Kuk ^a   Kim, Chang Su ^a   Kim, Soo H ^b   Kang, Jae Wook ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Material Science   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air stable; Organic solar cell; Spray coating; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AIR STABLE; DEPOSITED LAYER; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DIFFERENT PROCESS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPRAY COATING; ZNO; ZNO LAYERS;

COATINGS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC COATINGS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 80855139118     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.045     Document Type: Article

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