Interface modification of ZnO-based inverted PTB7:PC71BM organic solar cells by cesium stearate and simultaneous enhancement of device parameters

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1331-1337

  Wang, Guojie ^a,b   Jiu, Tonggang ^a   Tang, Gang ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Li, Pandeng ^a   Song, Xiaojin ^b   Lu, Fushen ^b   Fang, Junfeng ^a  

^a NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

^b SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cesium stearate; Exciton dissociation; Interfacial modification; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; DISSOCIATION; EXCITONS; EXTRACTION; METALLIC FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

CATHODE INTERFACIAL LAYERS; DISSOCIATION PROBABILITY; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; INTERFACIAL MODIFICATION; INVERTED ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; SURFACE MICROSTRUCTURES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84900035792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc5001447     Document Type: Article

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