Nanocomposite titanium dioxide/polymer photovoltaic cells: Effects of TiO2 microstructure, time and illumination power

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5215, Issue , 2004, Pages 32-40

  Carey, Michelle J ^a   Burlakov, Victor M ^a   Henry, Bernard M ^a   Kirov, Kiril R ^a   Webster, Graham R ^a   Assender, Hazel E ^a   Briggs, G Andrew D ^a   Burn, Paul L ^a   Grovenor, Christopher R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dark current; Illumination power; MEHPPV; Polymer; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; FABRICATION; LIGHTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; POROSITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DARK CURRENTS; ILLUMINATION POWER; POLY[2-(2-ETHYLHEXYLOXY)-5-METHOXY-1,4-PHENYLENEVINYLENE] (MEHPPV);

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 1942421730     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.508477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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