Conformal coating of titanium suboxide on carbon nanotube networks by atomic layer deposition for inverted organic photovoltaic cells

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4483-4488

  Jin, Sung H ^a   Jun, Gwang H ^a   Hong, Soon H ^a   Jeon, Seokwoo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AU ELECTRODES; CARBON NANOTUBE NETWORK; CONDUCTIVE PATHS; CONFORMAL COATINGS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYERS; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; NANOPOROUS STRUCTURES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELECTIVE TRANSPORT; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; TIO; ULTRATHIN LAYERS; UNIFORM COATING;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COATINGS; GOLD; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; TITANIUM; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84863717292     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.05.027     Document Type: Article

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