Electronic Structure of C60/Zinc Phthalocyanine/V2O5 Interfaces Studied Using Photoemission Spectroscopy for Organic Photovoltaic Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Methods
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds are not available from the authors. |
V2O5 #1 | |
Growth time (min) | 5 |
Gas flow (sccm) | Ar = 30 |
Sheet resistivity (Ω/sq.) | 48 |
V2O5 #2 | |
Growth time (min) | 20 |
Gas flow (sccm) | Ar = 30 |
Sheet resistivity (Ω/sq.) | 46 |
V2O5 #3 | |
Growth time (min) | 20 |
Gas flow (sccm) | Ar:O2 = 29:1 |
Sheet resistivity (Ω/sq.) | 36 |
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Lim, C.J.; Park, M.G.; Kim, M.S.; Han, J.H.; Cho, S.; Cho, M.-H.; Yi, Y.; Lee, H.; Cho, S.W. Electronic Structure of C60/Zinc Phthalocyanine/V2O5 Interfaces Studied Using Photoemission Spectroscopy for Organic Photovoltaic Applications. Molecules 2018, 23, 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23020449
Lim CJ, Park MG, Kim MS, Han JH, Cho S, Cho M-H, Yi Y, Lee H, Cho SW. Electronic Structure of C60/Zinc Phthalocyanine/V2O5 Interfaces Studied Using Photoemission Spectroscopy for Organic Photovoltaic Applications. Molecules. 2018; 23(2):449. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23020449
Chicago/Turabian StyleLim, Chang Jin, Min Gyu Park, Min Su Kim, Jeong Hwa Han, Soohaeng Cho, Mann-Ho Cho, Yeonjin Yi, Hyunbok Lee, and Sang Wan Cho. 2018. "Electronic Structure of C60/Zinc Phthalocyanine/V2O5 Interfaces Studied Using Photoemission Spectroscopy for Organic Photovoltaic Applications" Molecules 23, no. 2: 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23020449