Solution-processed and low-temperature annealed CrOx as anode buffer layer for efficient polymer solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 9309-9317

  Tu, Xiaohe ^a   Wang, Fuzhi ^a   Li, Cong ^a   Tan, Zhanao ^a   Li, Yongfang ^b  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

CURRENT DENSITY-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; PARALLEL RESISTANCE; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION PREPARATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET-OZONE TREATMENT;

BUFFER LAYERS;

EID: 84900449390     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411675t     Document Type: Article

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