Efficient solution-processed small-molecule solar cells with inverted structure

Advanced Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 2397-2402

  Kyaw, Aung Ko Ko ^a,b   Wang, Dong Hwan ^a   Gupta, Vinay ^a,c   Zhang, Jie ^b   Chand, Suresh ^c   Bazan, Guillermo C ^a   Heeger, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

inverted solar cell; polyelectrolyte; solution processed small molecule; ZnO sol gel

Indexed keywords

INTERFACIAL LAYER; INVERTED SOLAR CELLS; INVERTED STRUCTURE; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; THIN LAYERS; TRAP-ASSISTED RECOMBINATIONS; ZNO;

EFFICIENCY; MOLECULES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SOL-GELS; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYETHYLATED POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; ZINC OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTRODE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MATERIALS TESTING; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ADSORPTION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLUTIONS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84877146252     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: 15214095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201300295     Document Type: Article

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