Performance enhancement in inverted polymer photovoltaics with solution-processed MoOX and air-plasma treatment for anode modification

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 178-184

  Sun, Jen Yu ^a   Tseng, Wei Hsuan ^a   Lan, Shiang ^a   Lin, Shang Hong ^a   Yang, Po Ching ^a   Wu, Chih I ^a   Lin, Ching Fuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inverted structure; MoOX; Plasma treatment; Polymer photovoltaics; Solution process

Indexed keywords

INVERTED STRUCTURE; MOOX; PLASMA TREATMENT; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLUTION-PROCESS;

DEPOSITS; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); OXYGEN; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS;

MOLYBDENUM OXIDE;

EID: 84870557224     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.10.026     Document Type: Article

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