Transparent and flexible PEDOT:PSS electrodes passivated by thin IZTO film using plasma-damage free linear facing target sputtering for flexible organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 192-198

  Lee, Ju Hyun ^a   Shin, Hyun Su ^a   Na, Seok In ^b   Kim, Han Ki ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Flexible organic solar cells; In Zn Sn O (IZTO); LFTS; PEDOT:PSS

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBILITY; IN-ZN-SN-O; LFTS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRODES; FACINGS; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PASSIVATION; SOLAR CELLS; TIN;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84870518771     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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