Interface materials for organic solar cells

The progress in the development and understanding of interfacial materials for organic photovoltaics (OPV) is reviewed. The proper choice of interface materials is a must for highly efficient and stable OPV devices and has become a significant part of the OPV research today. Interface materials are...

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Published inJournal of materials chemistry Vol. 20; no. 13; pp. 2499 - 2512
Main Authors Steim, Roland, Kogler, F. René, Brabec, Christoph J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2010
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Summary:The progress in the development and understanding of interfacial materials for organic photovoltaics (OPV) is reviewed. The proper choice of interface materials is a must for highly efficient and stable OPV devices and has become a significant part of the OPV research today. Interface materials are either non-conducting, semiconducting or conducting layers which not only provide selective contacts for carriers of one sort, but can also determine the polarity of OPV devices, affect the open-circuit voltage, and act as optical spacers or protective layers. In this review both inorganic and organic interface materials are discussed with respect to their function in the OPV device.
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ISSN:0959-9428
1364-5501
DOI:10.1039/b921624c