Efficient bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells using PEDOT/PSS doped with solution-processed MoO 3 as anode buffer layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 66-70

  Chen, Lie ^a   Wang, Peishan ^a   Li, Fan ^a   Yu, Shuxian ^a   Chen, Yiwang ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Interfaces; Optoelectronics; Photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ANODE BUFFER LAYERS; BLEND FILMS; BLOCKING ELECTRONS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DEVICE STABILITY; INTERFACIAL CONTACT; LOW COSTS; PEDOT/PSS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SMALL ISLAND; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

BUFFER LAYERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SOLAR CELLS;

MOLYBDENUM OXIDE;

EID: 84861093569     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

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