Polymer solar cells using chlorinated indium tin oxide electrodes with high work function as the anode

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 238-243

  Sun, Kuan ^a   Ouyang, Jianyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Degradation; Indium tin oxide; Polymer solar cell; Surface modification; Work function

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; DEVICE FABRICATIONS; FILL FACTOR; HIGH WORK FUNCTION; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INDIUM TIN OXIDE ELECTRODES; METHYL ESTERS; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELL; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

BUFFER LAYERS; BUTYRIC ACID; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEGRADATION; DESORPTION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; FATTY ACIDS; INDIUM; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; TIN; TIN OXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; WORK FUNCTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 80855144763     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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