Photovoltaic Properties in Interpenetrating Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Utilizing MoO3 and ZnO Charge Transport Buffer Layers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
Structure of the solar cells | Voc [V] | Isc [mA/cm2] | Fill Factor | ηe [%] |
---|---|---|---|---|
ITO/C60/PAT6/Au | 0.29 | 4.21 | 0.40 | 0.49 |
ITO/ZnO/C60/PAT6/Au | 0.41 | 5.35 | 0.45 | 0.99 |
ITO/C60/PAT6/MoO3/Au | 0.40 | 5.49 | 0.52 | 1.15 |
ITO/ZnO/C60/PAT6/MoO3/Au | 0.42 | 7.31 | 0.48 | 1.46 |
4. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
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Hori, T.; Moritou, H.; Fukuoka, N.; Sakamoto, J.; Fujii, A.; Ozaki, M. Photovoltaic Properties in Interpenetrating Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Utilizing MoO3 and ZnO Charge Transport Buffer Layers. Materials 2010, 3, 4915-4921. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3114915
Hori T, Moritou H, Fukuoka N, Sakamoto J, Fujii A, Ozaki M. Photovoltaic Properties in Interpenetrating Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Utilizing MoO3 and ZnO Charge Transport Buffer Layers. Materials. 2010; 3(11):4915-4921. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3114915
Chicago/Turabian StyleHori, Tetsuro, Hiroki Moritou, Naoki Fukuoka, Junki Sakamoto, Akihiko Fujii, and Masanori Ozaki. 2010. "Photovoltaic Properties in Interpenetrating Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Utilizing MoO3 and ZnO Charge Transport Buffer Layers" Materials 3, no. 11: 4915-4921. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3114915
APA StyleHori, T., Moritou, H., Fukuoka, N., Sakamoto, J., Fujii, A., & Ozaki, M. (2010). Photovoltaic Properties in Interpenetrating Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Utilizing MoO3 and ZnO Charge Transport Buffer Layers. Materials, 3(11), 4915-4921. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3114915