Thin-film encapsulation of inverted indium-tin-oxide-free polymer solar cells by atomic layer deposition with improvement on stability and efficiency

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Li, Kan ^a   Fan, Huanhuan ^a   Huang, Chaofan ^a   Hong, Xia ^a   Fang, Xu ^a   Li, Haifeng ^a   Liu, Xu ^a   Li, Chengshuai ^a   Huang, Zhuoyin ^a   Zhen, Hongyu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ENCAPSULATION LAYER; LIGHT INCIDENT; LIGHT LOSS; OPTICAL SIMULATION; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM ENCAPSULATION;

ALUMINUM; INDIUM; SOLAR CELLS; TIN;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84870903938     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4769355     Document Type: Article

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