Stability enhancement of organic solar cells with solution-processed nickel oxide thin films as hole transport layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-108

  Jung, Joohye ^a   Kim, Dong Lim ^a   Oh, Sang Hoon ^a   Kim, Hyun Jae ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hole transport layer; Nickel oxide; Organic solar cell; Solution processed

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CELL PERFORMANCE; COMPOSITION RATIO; CONTACT SURFACE; FILL FACTOR; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; KEY FACTORS; METHYL ESTERS; NICKEL OXIDE THIN FILMS; NIO THIN FILM; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRODUCTION METHODS; SOLUTION PROCESS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; STABILITY ENHANCEMENT; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY STUDIES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEGRADATION; HOLE MOBILITY; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NICKEL OXIDE;

EID: 84861100315     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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