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  • Editor: Bernard Kippelen
  • Vol. 18, Iss. S4 — Nov. 8, 2010
  • pp: A506–A512

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Inverted polymer solar cells with amorphous indium zinc oxide as the electron-collecting electrode

Hyeunseok Cheun, Jungbae Kim, Yinhua Zhou, Yunnan Fang, Amir Dindar, Jaewon Shim, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Kenneth H. Sandhage, and Bernard Kippelen  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue S4, pp. A506-A512 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.00A506


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Abstract

We report on the fabrication and performance of polymer-based inverted solar cells utilizing amorphous indium zinc oxide (a-IZO) as the electron-collecting electrode. Amorphous IZO films of 200 nm thickness were deposited by room temperature sputtering in a high-purity argon atmosphere. The films possessed a high optical transmittance in the visible region (≥ 80%), a low resistivity (3.3 × 10−4 Ωcm), a low surface roughness (root mean square = 0.68 nm), and a low work function (4.46 ± 0.02 eV). Inverted solar cells with the structure a-IZO/P3HT: PCBM/PEDOT:PSS/Ag exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 3% estimated for AM 1.5G, 100 mW/cm2 illumination.

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OCIS Codes
(040.5350) Detectors : Photovoltaic
(230.0250) Optical devices : Optoelectronics
(310.6860) Thin films : Thin films, optical properties
(350.6050) Other areas of optics : Solar energy
(310.7005) Thin films : Transparent conductive coatings

ToC Category:
Photovoltaics

History
Original Manuscript: August 10, 2010
Revised Manuscript: September 9, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: September 10, 2010
Published: September 17, 2010

Citation
Hyeunseok Cheun, Jungbae Kim, Yinhua Zhou, Yunnan Fang, Amir Dindar, Jaewon Shim, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Kenneth H. Sandhage, and Bernard Kippelen, "Inverted polymer solar cells with amorphous indium zinc oxide as the electron-collecting electrode," Opt. Express 18, A506-A512 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-S4-A506


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