The backing layer dependence of open circuit voltage in ZnO/polymer composite solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 516, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 7218-7222

  Plank, N O V ^a   Welland, M E ^a   MacManus Driscoll, J L ^b   Schmidt Mende, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Materials Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hybrid solar cells; Open circuit voltage; Polymer; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FILM PREPARATION; MICROELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PESTICIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PIGMENTS; PYROLYSIS; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SPRAYING; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SPUTTERING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC OXIDE;

BLOCKING LAYERS; CARRIER (CO); CELL CONFIGURATIONS; COMPOSITE SOLAR CELLS (CSC); CURRENT VOLTAGE (I V) CHARACTERISTICS; ELSEVIER (CO); HIGH QUALITY (HQ); MEH-PPV; NANO WIRES; OPEN CIRCUITS; SPUTTERED FILMS; THICKNESS DEPENDENCES; ZNO FILMS; ZNO LAYERS;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

EID: 45849124990     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.037     Document Type: Article

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