Stability of inverted organic solar cells with ZnO contact layers deposited from precursor solutions

MacLeod, Bradley A.; Tremolet de Villers, Bertrand J.; Schulz, Philip; Ndione, Paul F.; Kim, Hyungchul; Giordano, Anthony J.; Zhu, Kai; Marder, Seth R.; Graham, Samuel; Berry, Joseph J.; Kahn, Antoine; Olson, Dana C.

doi:10.1039/c4ee02488e

Title: Stability of inverted organic solar cells with ZnO contact layers deposited from precursor solutions

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Energy Environ. Sci.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ee02488e· OSTI ID:1210307

MacLeod, Bradley A.; Tremolet de Villers, Bertrand J.; Schulz, Philip; Ndione, Paul F.; Kim, Hyungchul; Giordano, Anthony J.; Zhu, Kai; Marder, Seth R.; Graham, Samuel; Berry, Joseph J.; Kahn, Antoine; Olson, Dana C.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials (CISSEM)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001084

OSTI ID:: 1210307

Journal Information:: Energy Environ. Sci., Related Information: CISSEM partners with the University of Arizona (lead); Georgia Institute of Technology; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Princeton University; University of Washington

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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