Improved Performance of ITO-Free Organic Solar Cells Using a Low-Workfunction and Periodically Corrugated Metallic Cathode

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1737-1743

  Jin, Yu ^a   Feng, Jing ^a   Wang, Yan Hui ^a   Xu, Ming ^a   Lan, Tian ^a   Bi, Yan Gang ^a   Chen, Qi Dai ^a   Wang, Hai Yu ^a   Sun, Hong Bo ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au anode; low workfunction metal; Organic solar cells (OSCs); periodic corrugation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008530424     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2212423     Document Type: Article

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