Role of ZnO nanostructured layer spray deposited under an electric field in stability of inverted organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-82

  Chaturvedi, Neha ^a   Kumar Swami, Sanjay ^a   Kumar, Anuj ^a   Dutta, Viresh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Electric field; Inverted organic solar cell; Nanostructures; Spray process; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SPRAY NOZZLES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYERS; INVERTED ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; NANO-STRUCTURED LAYER; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SPRAY PROCESS; ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE; SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84898881034     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.035     Document Type: Article

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