Characteristics of water-soluble polythiophene: TiO 2 composite and its application in photovoltaics

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Qiao, Qiquan ^a   Su, Lianyong ^b   Beck, James ^a   McLeskey Jr , James T ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; REDSHIFT;

ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXCITONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; TITANIUM OXIDES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 27844593431     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2130517     Document Type: Article

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