Improved lifetime in organic solar cells using a bilayer cathode of organic interlayer/Al

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 160-165

  Jeon, Soon Ok ^a   Lee, Jun Yeob ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Degradation mechanism; Lifetime; Organic interlayer; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DEPTH-PROFILE ANALYSIS; ION MASS SPECTROSCOPY; LIFETIME; LIFETIME TESTS; ORGANIC INTERLAYERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TOF SIMS;

CATHODES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEGRADATION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84862782538     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.036     Document Type: Article

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