Influence of molybdenum oxide interface solvent sensitivity on charge trapping in bilayer cyanine solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 30, 2014, Pages 17036-17045

  Jenatsch, Sandra ^a,b   Hany, Roland ^a   Véron, Anna C ^a   Neukom, Martin ^c   Züfle, Simon ^d   Borgschulte, Andreas ^a   Ruhstaller, Beat ^c,d   Nüesch, Frank ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c FLUXIM AG   (Switzerland)

^d ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; SOLAR CELLS;

BILAYER ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLVENT SENSITIVITY; TRIMETHINE CYANINES; WHITE LIGHT IRRADIATION;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84905460124     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5005314     Document Type: Article

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