Correlation between energy level alignment and device performance in planar heterojunction organic photovoltaics

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Akaike, Kouki ^a   Kubozono, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Donor acceptor interface; Energy level alignment; Interfacial electronic structure; Kelvin probe method; Organic photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PROBES; TIN OXIDES;

DONOR/ACCEPTOR INTERFACE; ENERGY LEVEL ALIGNMENT; INTERFACIAL ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; KELVIN PROBE METHOD; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84869875078     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.09.025     Document Type: Article

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