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Effect of a zinc oxide, at the cathode interface, on the efficiency of inverted organic photovoltaic cells based on the CuPc/C60 couple

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The effect of ZnO buffer layer on the performances of inverted multilayers organic solar cells has been studied. ZnO:Al conductive films and insulating ZnO films deposited by spin coating have been probed. The ZnO buffer layer has been introduced between the ITO cathode and the Organic acceptor. The cells are based on the multilayer junctions bathocuproine/fullerene/copper phthalocyanine. The organic photovoltaic cells performances improvement depends of the ZnO layer introduced. ZnO:Al conductive layers decreases the potential barrier at the interface cathode/organic. This allows decreasing the series resistance which improves significantly the cell efficiency. Insulating ZnO increases only slightly the solar cells performance by increasing significantly the shunt resistance and therefore the open circuit voltage of the cells.

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This work has been financially supported by the AUF Convention PCSI 6313PS839.

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  1. CUER-UL, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo

    Y. Lare, M. Banéto, K. Jondo & K. Napo

  2. Université de Nantes, Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), CNRS, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 32229, 44322, Nantes cedex 3, France

    L. Cattin

  3. Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, LAMP, EA 3825, Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44000, Nantes, France

    M. Morsli & J. C. Bernède

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Lare, Y., Banéto, M., Cattin, L. et al. Effect of a zinc oxide, at the cathode interface, on the efficiency of inverted organic photovoltaic cells based on the CuPc/C60 couple. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 22, 365–370 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-010-0143-6

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