Title :
ZnO nanorod-based polymer solar cells with optimized electrodes
Author :
Chou, Chen-Yu ; Huang, Jing-Shun ; Lee, Chun-Yu ; Lin, Ching-Fuh
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
The selection of electrodes in ZnO nanorod-based polymer solar cells was investigated. Increases in the work function of metal electrode result in the increases in open-circuit voltage up to 120 mV, leading to improved performance.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; conducting polymers; electrodes; nanostructured materials; solar cells; work function; zinc compounds; ZnO; ZnO nanorod; electrodes; open-circuit voltage; polymer solar cells; work function; Anodes; Cathodes; Electrodes; Gold; Indium tin oxide; Nanostructures; Photovoltaic cells; Polymers; Voltage; Zinc oxide; nanostructures; open-circuit voltage; polymer solar cell; zinc oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMs and Nanophotonics, 2008 IEEE/LEOS Internationall Conference on
Conference_Location :
Freiburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1917-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1918-0
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2008.4607848
