The effect of SrTiO3: ZnO as cathodic buffer layer for inverted polymer solar cells

Nano Energy

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-149

  Lan, Jo Lin ^a   Liang, Zhiqiang ^a   Yang, Yi Hsun ^a   Ohuchi, Fumio S ^a   Jenekhe, Samson A ^b   Cao, Guozhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Cathodic buffer layer; Inverted polymer solar cells; P3HT:PCBM; SrTiO3:ZnO

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; P3HT:PCBM; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; SRTIO; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

BUFFER LAYERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZATION; POLYMERS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

STRONTIUM TITANATES;

EID: 84893412416     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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