ZnO-Ag-MoO3 transparent composite electrode for ITO-free, PEDOT: PSS-free bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 446-450

  Choi, Hyung Woo ^a   Theodore, N David ^b   Alford, T L ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; MoO3; Organic solar cell; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DIRECT CURRENT SPUTTERING; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; INDIUM TIN OXIDE ELECTRODES; MOO3; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TRANSPARENT COMPOSITES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; SILVER; SUBSTRATES; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84880913663     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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