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Publication history: Received August 2, 2007
Accepted March 6, 2008

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Optimization of organic bi-layer solar cell through systematic study of anode treatment and material thickness

Young Wook Kim Matthew L. Monroe¹ Jiyoun Seol Nguyen Tam Nguyen Truong Sung Min Cho² Timothy J. Anderson¹ Chinho Park^†

School of Display and Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea ¹Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611, USA ²Department of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, September 2008, 25(5), 1036-1039(4), 10.1007/s11814-008-0169-0

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Abstract

The performance of bi-layer organic solar cells with the structure ITO/PEDOT:PSS/CuPc/C60/BCP/Al was optimized. Prior to cell deposition, an optimal indium tin oxide (ITO) surface treatment technique was determined, with N2 plasma treatment providing the highest solar cell efficiency. Parametric studies were performed to identify optimal fabrication conditions and deposition thicknesses for each layer by using solar cell efficiency as the primary performance measure.

Keywords

Organic Solar Cell Bi-layer Solar Cell Plasma Treatment Deposition Thickness Optimization

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