High-performance of PEDOT/PSS free organic solar cells on an air-plasma-treated ITO substrate

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 11047-11053

  Choi, Jong Kil ^a   Jin, Ming Liang ^a   An, Cheng Jin ^a   Kim, Dae Woo ^a   Jung, Hee Tae ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

organic photovoltaic cell; PEDOT:PSS free; phase separation; surface modification of ITO

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AIR-PLASMA TREATMENT; COMPOSITIONAL DISTRIBUTION; CONDUCTIVE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DYNAMIC SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROSCOPIES; ELECTRICAL HOMOGENEITY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PEDOT:PSS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84905054442     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am4049964     Document Type: Article

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