Natural biomaterial sarcosine as an interfacial layer enables inverted organic solar cells to exhibit over 16.4% efficiency
Mei Liu, Yujie Xu, Zhicheng Gao, Chao Zhang, Jing Yu, Jian Wang, Xiaoling Ma, Haixia Hu, Hang Yin, Fujun Zhang, Baoyuan Man, Qianqian Sun
Abstract
The natural biomaterial sarcosine from animal muscle as an electron transport layer (ETL) was successfully introduced into inverted organic solar cells (OSCs).
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SarcosineBiomaterialMaterials scienceOrganic solar cellLayer (electronics)NanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryPolymerComposite materialBiochemistryEngineeringAmino acidGlycineOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties