Inverted organic solar cells with TiOx cathode and graphene oxide anode buffer layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-69

  Mohd Yusoff, Abd Rashid Bin ^a   Kim, Hyeong Pil ^a   Jang, Jin ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Inverted photovoltaic; Metal oxide semiconductor; Organic photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BOTTOM ELECTRODES; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; GOOD STABILITY; GRAPHENE OXIDES; INTERFACIAL LAYER; INVERTED ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SELECTIVE LAYERS; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GRAPHENE; MOS DEVICES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84868691277     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.09.032     Document Type: Article

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