Interlayer for Modified Cathode in Highly Efficient Inverted ITO‐Free Organic Solar Cells

Inverted polymer solar cells with a bottom metal cathode modified by a conjugated polymer interlayer show considerable improvement of photocurrent and fill factor, which is due to hole blocking at the interlayer, and a modified surface energy which affects the nanostructure in the TQ1/[70]PCBM blend.

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