Nano-sized indium-free MTO/Ag/MTO transparent conducting electrode prepared by RF sputtering at room temperature for organic photovoltaic cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 80-85

  Lee, Chung Hyeon ^a,b   Pandey, Rina ^a,d   Wang, Byung Yong ^a,c   Choi, Won Kook ^a,d   Choi, Duck Kyun ^b   Oh, Young Jei ^a,d  

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

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conventional bulk hetero junction organic photovoltaic cells; Mn doped tin oxide (MTO); MTO Ag MTO multilayer; Sheet resistance; Transmittance

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; INDIUM; MANGANESE; MULTILAYERS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SHEET RESISTANCE; SILVER; SUBSTRATES; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

MN-DOPED; MULTILAYER TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL (OPVS); ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TRANSMITTANCE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING ELECTRODES;

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EID: 84907515848     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.08.025     Document Type: Article

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