Detrimental effect of inert atmospheres on hybrid solar cells based on semiconductor oxides

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Lira Cantu, Monica ^a,c   Norrman, Kion ^b   Andreasen, Jens W ^b   Casan Pastor, Nieves ^a,c   Krebs, Frederik C ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; INERT ATMOSPHERES; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDES; THIN-FILM SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34547152320     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.2716553     Document Type: Article

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