Hybrid solar cells based on MEH-PPV and thin film semiconductor oxides (TiO2, Nb2O5, ZnO, CeO2 and CeO2-TiO2): Performance improvement during long-time irradiation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2076-2086

  Lira Cantu, Monica ^a   Krebs, Frederik C ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cerium oxide; Hybrid solar cells; MEH PPV; Niobium oxide; Semiconductor oxide; Titanium oxide; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CERIUM COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; THIN FILM DEVICES; TITANIUM OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

CERIUM OXIDE; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; MEH-PPV; NIOBIUM OXIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33744979262     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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