Inverted polymer solar cells with a boron-doped zinc oxide layer deposited by metal organic chemical vapor deposition

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 610-616

  Hu, Ziyang ^a,b   Zhang, Jianjun ^b   Zhu, Yuejin ^a  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boron doped zinc oxide; Inverted; MOCVD; Polymer solar cell; Stability

Indexed keywords

A3. METAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD); BORON-DOPED; INDIUM TIN OXIDE ELECTRODES; INVERTED; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; VAPORS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84883190947     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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