Atomic layer deposition of NiO hole-transporting layers for polymer solar cells

Nanotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 38, 2015, Pages

  Hsu, Che Chen ^a   Su, Heng Wei ^a   Hou, Cheng Hung ^a   Shyue, Jing Jong ^a,b   Tsai, Feng Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atomic layer deposition; organic photovoltaics; oxide semiconductors

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DEPOSITION; HOLE MOBILITY; SOLAR CELLS; STYRENE; THIN FILMS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

ELECTRICAL/OPTICAL PROPERTIES; HOLE TRANSPORTING LAYERS; HOLE-TRANSPORTING MATERIALS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84940835179     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/38/385201     Document Type: Article

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