Thermal-annealing-free inverted polymer solar cells using ZnO/Cs 2CO 3 bilayer as electron-selective layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 164-170

  Cheng, Gang ^a   Tong, Wai Yip ^a   Low, Kam Hung ^a   Che, Chi Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Inverted; Organic solar cells; Thermal annealing free; ZnO nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

2 ,1 ,3-BENZOTHIADIAZOLE; ACTIVE LAYER; BI-LAYER; GLOVEBOXES; INVERTED; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION PROCESS; THERMAL-ANNEALING; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CESIUM; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

ANNEALING;

EID: 84860787015     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.022     Document Type: Article

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