Recent development of the inverted configuration organic solar cells

F Zhang, X Xu, W Tang, J Zhang, Z Zhuo… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Recent years, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of normal configuration organic solar
cells (OSCs) has obtained rapid progress to reach more than 6% under standard …

Diverse applications of MoO 3 for high performance organic photovoltaics: fundamentals, processes and optimization strategies

Y Gong, Y Dong, B Zhao, R Yu, S Hu… - Journal of Materials …, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The development of efficient and stable interface materials is an important part of the
research in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), which aims to realize higher efficiency, longer …

Metal oxide semiconducting interfacial layers for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications

NK Elumalai, C Vijila, R Jose, A Uddin… - Materials for renewable …, 2015‏ - Springer
The present review rationalizes the significance of the metal oxide semiconductor (MOS)
interfaces in the field of photovoltaics and photocatalysis. This perspective considers the role …

Solution‐processed metal oxides as efficient carrier transport layers for organic photovoltaics

WCH Choy, D Zhang - Small, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Carrier (electron and hole) transport layers (CTLs) are essential components for boosting
the performance of various organic optoelectronic devices such as organic solar cells and …

Methods for improving the lifetime performance of organic photovoltaics with low‐costing encapsulation

M Giannouli, VM Drakonakis, A Savva… - …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Recent years have seen considerable advances in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), most
notably a significant increase in their efficiency, from around 4% to over 10%. The stability of …

Origin of hole selectivity and the role of defects in low-temperature solution-processed molybdenum oxide interfacial layer for organic solar cells

KH Wong, K Ananthanarayanan, J Luther… - The Journal of …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
A critical component in bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) organic photovoltaics (OPVs) is the charge-
selective interfacial layer, which plays a vital role in achieving high device performance and …

Enhancing the stability of polymer solar cells by improving the conductivity of the nanostructured MoO 3 hole-transport layer

NK Elumalai, A Saha, C Vijila, R Jose, Z Jie… - Physical Chemistry …, 2013‏ - pubs.rsc.org
This article demonstrates improvements in the operational stability of organic solar cells
(OSCs) by taking advantage of the relationship between oxygen stoichiometry and …

Properties of functional layers in inverted thin film organic solar cells

SO Oseni, GT Mola - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Thin film organic photovoltaic cell (TFOSC) is increasingly becoming an alternative solar
energy converter and offering several potential advantages over inorganic molecules based …

Cesium carbonate functionalized graphene quantum dots as stable electron-selective layer for improvement of inverted polymer solar cells

HB Yang, YQ Dong, X Wang, SY Khoo… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
Solution processable inverted bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer solar cells (PSCs) are
promising alternatives to conventional silicon solar cells because of their low cost roll-to-roll …

Effect of PVP-capped ZnO nanoparticles with enhanced charge transport on the performance of P3HT/PCBM polymer solar cells

OS Kim, JB Kwon, SW Kim, B Xu, KH Seo, CE Park… - Polymers, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
We attempted surface modification in ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by the sol–gel
process with polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) applied to bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells …