On the exciton blocking layer at the interface organic/cathode in multiheterojunction organic solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 31, Issue , 2012, Pages 74-80

  Morsli, M ^a   Bernede J C ^b   Cattin, L ^a   Dahou, F ^c   Khelil, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Electron blocking layer; Interfaces; Organic solar cells; Physical vapour deposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897071500     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.11.167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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