Increased performance of inverted organic photovoltaic cells using a cationically functionalized fullerene interfacial layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-94

  Weber, Christopher D ^a   Bradley, Colin ^a   Walker, Ethan M ^a   Robinson, Stephen G ^a   Lonergan, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationically functionalized; Fullerene; Interfacial layer; Inverted structure; Organic photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; ELECTRON INJECTION LAYERS; FUNCTIONALIZED; INTERFACIAL LAYER; INVERTED STRUCTURE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

FULLERENES;

EID: 84906303418     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.034     Document Type: Article

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