Brush painted V2O5 hole transport layer for efficient and air-stable polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 196-203

  Cho, Se Phin ^b   Yeo, Jun Seok ^c   Kim, Dong Yu ^c   Na, Seok In ^b   Kim, Seok Soon ^a  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brush painting; Hole transport layer; Polymer solar cells; V2O5

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; HOLE MOBILITY;

BRUSH PAINTINGS; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLS; LONG TERM STABILITY; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84907533486     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.08.019     Document Type: Article

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