Solution processed LiF anode modification for polymer solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 25, 2012, Pages

  Turak, Ayse ^a,b   Aytun, Taner ^b,c   Ow Yang, Cleva W ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; ANODE MODIFICATION; BI-LAYER; DEVICE OPTIMIZATION; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE SURFACES; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; LAYER INTERFACES; METHYL ESTERS; NANO-SCALE SURFACES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERIC MICELLE; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SUBMONOLAYER FILMS; SURFACE WORK FUNCTIONS;

NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE; TIN;

POLYMERIC FILMS;

EID: 84863322339     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4729932     Document Type: Article

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