Al-TiO2 composite-modified single-layer graphene as an efficient transparent cathode for organic solar cells

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1740-1747

  Zhang, Di ^a   Xie, Fengxian ^a   Lin, Peng ^a   Choy, Wallace C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

aluminum nanoclusters; efficient graphene cathode; organic solar cells; self assembly film formation; titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM NANOCLUSTERS; CHARGE EXTRACTION; CONTROL DEVICE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SELF-ASSEMBLY FILMS; SELF-ASSEMBLY METHOD; SINGLE LAYER; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SURFACE WETTABILITY; TIO; TRANSPARENT CATHODE; UNIFORM COATING; UNIFORM FILMS;

ALIGNMENT; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COATINGS; CATHODES; COATINGS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION; NANOCLUSTERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; WETTING; WORK FUNCTION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84874438737     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3058399     Document Type: Article

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