An approach for an advanced anode interfacial layer with electron-blocking ability to achieve high-efficiency organic photovoltaics

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 19613-19620

  Yeo, Jun Seok ^a   Yun, Jin Mun ^b   Kang, Minji ^a   Khim, Dongyoon ^a   Lee, Seung Hoon ^a   Kim, Seok Soon ^c   Na, Seok In ^d   Kim, Dong Yu ^a  

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

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^d Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Charge recombination; Electron blocking; Graphene oxide; Interfacial layer; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CAPACITANCE; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONS; GRAPHENE OXIDE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; ELECTRON BLOCKING; INTERFACIAL LAYER; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PARAMETERS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; TRAP-ASSISTED RECOMBINATIONS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84914703517     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am503989u     Document Type: Article

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