PEDOT:PSS-free organic solar cells fabricated on buffer and anode integrated Ta-doped In2O3 films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 145-154

  Lee, Hye Min ^a   Noh, Yong Jin ^b   Na, Seok In ^b   Chung, Kwun Bum ^c   Kim, Han Ki ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

InTaO; ITO; Organic solar cells; PEDOT:PSS; Transparent electrodes

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; ELECTRODES; ETHYLENE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; TANTALUM OXIDES;

INTAO; ITO; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84896985245     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.02.036     Document Type: Article

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