MoO3/CuI hybrid buffer layer for the optimization of organic solar cells based on a donor-acceptor triphenylamine

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-114

  Bernède, Jean Christian ^a   Cattin, Linda ^a   Makha, Mohammed ^a,b   Jeux, Victorien ^c   Leriche, Philippe ^c   Roncali, Jean ^c   Froger, Vincent ^d   Morsli, Mustapha ^a   Addou, Mohammed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b IBN TOFAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d Arts et Metiers ParisTech   (France)

Author keywords

Anode buffer layer; Copper iodide; Organic photovoltaics; Small molecules; Thin film

Indexed keywords

AGEING PROCESS; ANODE BUFFER LAYERS; COPPER IODIDE; DICYANOVINYLENE; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; DUAL FUNCTION; ELECTRON DONORS; FILL FACTOR; FULLERENE C; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HOLE INJECTION BARRIERS; MOLECULAR ORDERS; ORGANIC FILMS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; REDUCING POWER; SMALL MOLECULES; THIENYLENEVINYLENE; TRIPHENYL AMINES;

BUFFER LAYERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84872138574     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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