Thin indium tin oxide nanoparticle films as hole transport layer in inverted organic solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 616, Issue , 2016, Pages 419-424

  Wahl, Tina ^a   Zellmer, Sabrina ^b   Hanisch, Jonas ^a   Garnweitner, Georg ^b   Ahlswede, Erik ^a  

^a ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doctor blade deposition; Hole transport layer; Indium tin oxide; Nanoparticles; Non aqueous synthesis; Organic photovoltaics; Thin films

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; INDIUM; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; OXIDE FILMS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

DOCTOR BLADE; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NON-AQUEOUS SYNTHESIS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84986881086     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2016.09.012     Document Type: Article

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