Enhancing functionality of ZnO hole blocking layer in organic photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 491-493

  Manor, Assaf ^a   Katz, Eugene A ^a   Tromholt, Thomas ^b   Krebs, Frederik C ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Hole blocking layer; Inflection point; Organic photovoltaics; Shunting effect; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; HOLE BLOCKING LAYERS; INFLECTION POINTS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; SHUNTING EFFECT; ZNO;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84855321324     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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