High efficiency inverted polymeric bulk-heterojunction solar cells with hydrophilic conjugated polymers as cathode interlayer on ITO

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-88

  Zhu, Yongxiang ^a   Xu, Xiaofeng ^a   Zhang, Lianjie ^a   Chen, Junwu ^a   Cao, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode interlayer polymer; Hydrophilic conjugated polymer; Interface modification; Inverted solar cell; Low band gap polycarbazole

Indexed keywords

2 ,7-CARBAZOLE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRON EXTRACTION; END GROUPS; FILL FACTOR; INTERFACE MODIFICATION; LOW BAND GAP; METHYL ESTERS; PHOSPHONATES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SIDE-CHAINS;

BUTYRIC ACID; CATHODES; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROPHILICITY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 82955227516     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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