Schottky diode solar cells on electrodeposited copper phthalocyanine films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-64

  Rajaputra, Suresh ^a   Sagi, Gayatri ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

CuPc; Electrodeposition; Organic semiconductors; Schottky diode; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CELLS; COPPER; CORROSION; CYTOLOGY; DIODES; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRON BEAMS; EVAPORATION; MOISTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; VAPORS;

ALUMINUM CONTACTS; CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; COPPER PHTHALOCYANINES; CUPC; CUPC FILMS; DEVICE PERFORMANCES; ELECTRODEPOSITED COPPERS; ELECTRODEPOSITED FILMS; ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATIONS; ENHANCED PERFORMANCES; MAJOR FACTORS; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; PHASE DOMINANCES; SCHOTTKY DIODE; SCHOTTKY DIODE SOLAR CELLS; SCHOTTKY DIODES;

THERMAL EVAPORATION;

EID: 55949084889     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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