Photovoltaic devices based on PPHT: ZnO and dye-sensitized PPHT: ZnO thin films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 900-908

  Suresh, P ^a   Balaraju, P ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Roy, M S ^b   Sharma, G D ^a  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DEFENCE LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Conjugated polymers; Nano particles; Photoinduced charge transfer; Photovoltaic effect

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; ZINC OXIDE;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE TRANSFER; VISIBLE REGION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 44149119303     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.02.028     Document Type: Article

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