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Feasibility studies of using PED deposited Sn-doped In2O3 Films for Organic Electronic Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2011

Sushma Kotru
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and MINT, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Rachel M. Frazier
Affiliation:
Alabama Innovation and Mentoring of Entrepreneurs, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Mengwei Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and MINT, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Harshan V. Nampoori
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and MINT, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Daniel T. Daly
Affiliation:
Alabama Innovation and Mentoring of Entrepreneurs, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
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Abstract

In this work, pulsed electron deposition was used to prepare thin films of ITO on plastic substrates. These films were used as electrodes for organic photovoltaic devices to determine the feasibility of using PED deposited ITO as electrodes. ITO films deposited on plastic showed optical transmission values as high as 85% for films deposited at high pressures. Films deposited on plastic substrates were further used to prepare a test organic solar cell, with ITO as the bottom electrode. The device performance was seen to depend on the quality of the ITO electrode, and the ITO film deposited at the lowest oxygen pressure was found to be the best electrode for the organic photovoltaic device.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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