Up-conversion semiconducting MoO 3:Yb/Er nanocomposites as buffer layer in organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 196-201

  Wang, Hai Qiao ^a   Stubhan, Tobias ^a   Osvet, Andres ^a   Litzov, Ivan ^a   Brabec, Christoph J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b BAVARIAN CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH ZAE BAYERN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interface layer; Organic solar cell; Solution processable; Up conversion semiconducting MoO 3

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CHARGE EXTRACTION; CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; EXCITATION INTENSITY; INTERFACE LAYER; METAL OXIDES; METHYL ESTERS; NEAR-IR; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE; SELECTIVE INTERFACES; SOLUTION-PROCESSABLE; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; UP-CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION EMISSION;

CHARGE TRANSFER; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCURRENTS; SPECTROSCOPY; YTTERBIUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84863466980     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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