Chemically Controlled Reversible and Irreversible Extraction Barriers Via Stable Interface Modification of Zinc Oxide Electron Collection Layer in Polycarbazole-based Organic Solar Cells

Cowan, Sarah R.; Schulz, Philip; Giordano, Anthony J.; Garcia, Andres; MacLeod, Bradley A.; Marder, Seth R.; Kahn, Antoine; Ginley, David S.; Ratcliff, Erin L.; Olson, Dana C.

doi:10.1002/adfm.201400158

Title: Chemically Controlled Reversible and Irreversible Extraction Barriers Via Stable Interface Modification of Zinc Oxide Electron Collection Layer in Polycarbazole-based Organic Solar Cells

Journal Article · Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201400158· OSTI ID:1384699

Cowan, Sarah R. ^[1]; Schulz, Philip ^[2]; Giordano, Anthony J. ^[3]; Garcia, Andres ^[1]; MacLeod, Bradley A. ^[1]; Marder, Seth R. ^[3]; Kahn, Antoine ^[2]; Ginley, David S. ^[1]; Ratcliff, Erin L. ^[4]; Olson, Dana C. ^[1]

National Center for Photovoltaics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO 80401 USA
Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544 USA
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332-0400 USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721 USA

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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:: 1384699

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 24, Issue 29; Related Information: CISSEM partners with the University of Arizona (lead); Georgia Institute of Technology; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Princeton University; University of Washington; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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