Effect of sheet resistance and morphology of ITO thin films on polymer solar cell characteristics

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chauhan, Ram Narayan ^a   Singh, C ^a   Anand, R S ^a   Kumar, Jitendra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; DEPOSITION; GLASS SUBSTRATES; ITO GLASS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SHEET RESISTANCE; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

ANODE LAYERS; FILL-FACTOR; ITO THIN FILMS; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT DENSITY; SOLAR CELL FABRICATION; SUBSTRATES TEMPERATURE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84859750141     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/879261     Document Type: Article

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