Covalent surface modification of oxide surfaces

SP Pujari, L Scheres, ATM Marcelis… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The modification of surfaces by the deposition of a robust overlayer provides an excellent
handle with which to tune the properties of a bulk substrate to those of interest. Such control …

Inverted perovskite solar cells employing doped NiO hole transport layers: A review

L Xu, X Chen, J Jin, W Liu, B Dong, X Bai, H Song… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have shown unprecedented efficiency progress from 3.8% in
2009 to 24.2% in 2019. Up to now, the highest device efficiencies were recently achieved by …

Molecule‐doped nickel oxide: verified charge transfer and planar inverted mixed cation perovskite solar cell

W Chen, Y Zhou, L Wang, Y Wu, B Tu, B Yu… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Both conductivity and mobility are essential to charge transfer by carrier transport layers
(CTLs) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The defects derived from generally used ionic …

A review of current coupling agents for modification of metal oxide nanoparticles

S Mallakpour, M Madani - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have gained an increasing interest
because of their unique size dependent properties; examples include electrical, magnetic …

Phosphonic acids for interfacial engineering of transparent conductive oxides

SA Paniagua, AJ Giordano, ONL Smith… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs), such as indium tin oxide and zinc oxide, play an
important role as electrode materials in organic-semiconductor devices. The properties of …

Solution-processable metal oxides/chelates as electrode buffer layers for efficient and stable polymer solar cells

F Wang, Z Tan, Y Li - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The interfaces between the electrodes and the photoactive layer significantly influence the
efficiency and stability of polymer solar cells (PSCs). By choosing suitable interfacial …

Phosphonate coupling molecules for the control of surface/interface properties and the synthesis of nanomaterials

G Guerrero, JG Alauzun, M Granier, D Laurencin… - Dalton …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Phosphonic acids are increasingly being used for controlling surface and interface
properties in hybrid or composite materials,(opto) electronic devices and in the synthesis of …

Surface structure modification of ZnO and the impact on electronic properties

RM Hewlett, MA McLachlan - Advanced materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a widely utilized, versatile material implemented in a diverse range of
technological applications, particularly in optoelectronic devices, where its inherent …

Gas‐assisted spray coating of perovskite solar cells incorporating sprayed self‐assembled monolayers

EJ Cassella, ELK Spooner, T Thornber… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) are becoming widely utilized as hole‐selective layers
in high‐performance p‐i‐n architecture perovskite solar cells. Ultrasonic spray coating and …

Tuning the work function of polar zinc oxide surfaces using modified phosphonic acid self‐assembled monolayers

I Lange, S Reiter, M Pätzel, A Zykov… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is regarded as a promising alternative material for transparent conductive
electrodes in optoelectronic devices. However, ZnO suffers from poor chemical stability. ZnO …