Electrostatic self-assembled metal oxide/conjugated polyelectrolytes as electron-transporting layers for inverted solar cells with high efficiency

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 24804-24814

  Xie, Chen ^a   Chen, Lie ^a   Chen, Yiwang ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED POLYELECTROLYTES; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRON-TRANSPORTING LAYERS; ELECTROSTATIC SELF ASSEMBLY; HYDROPHILIC METAL OXIDES; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; INVERTED SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DEPOSITION; ELECTROSTATICS; MONOLAYERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84889593178     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405176u     Document Type: Article

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