UV-ozone treatment on Cs2CO3 interfacial layer for the improvement of inverted polymer solar cells

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Xin, Yusheng ^a   Wang, Zixuan ^a   Xu, Lu ^a   Xu, Xiaowei ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Zhang, Fujun ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TREATMENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORTING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; INDIUM TIN OXIDE SUBSTRATES; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SERIES AND SHUNT RESISTANCES;

CESIUM; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OZONE; OZONE RESISTANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS;

OZONE LAYER;

EID: 84885669068     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/104825     Document Type: Article

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