Simple O2 plasma-processed V2O5 as an anode buffer layer for high-performance polymer solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 7613-7618

  Bao, Xichang ^a   Zhu, Qianqian ^b   Wang, Ting ^a   Guo, Jing ^a   Yang, Chunpeng ^a   Yu, Donghong ^c,d   Wang, Ning ^a   Chen, Weichao ^a   Yang, Renqiang ^a,e  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d The Danish Information Technology Center for Education and Research   (Denmark)

^e SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

annealing free; anode buffer layer; efficient polymer solar cells; O2 plasma processing; V2O5

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DANGLING BONDS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ITO GLASS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; PROCESSING; TIN OXIDES; VANADIUM PENTOXIDE;

ANNEALING-FREE; ANODE BUFFER LAYERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; LOW COST FABRICATION; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); V2O5;

BUFFER LAYERS;

EID: 84927938642     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b00091     Document Type: Article

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